critical race theory

T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach

TROUBLE IN PARADISE

Amy Robach Just Realized She’s White, T.J. Holmes Is Black

“The fact that you’re black and I’m white would never have crossed my mind,” Robach said, referring to Holmes’ fears about racist backlash to a public fight between the couple.

Helen Holmes

Photo of a row of student lockers.

REVERSING COURSE

School Board Backpedals After Cutting Black History Classes

The decision to remove the classes was met with fierce backlash and a petition from students.

Kate Briquelet

A photo illustration of a torn book and pages with photographs from the Civil Rights Era.

Next Generation Might Be Ignorant of U.S. Racial History

The conservative extremists banning “critical race theory” and “divisive concepts” are robbing American kids of the right to learn about their own country.

Phillipe Copeland

Students on a field trip look at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States April 27, 2015.

Little Rock Defies State, Offers African American Studies

The president of the Arkansas Education Association said that educators “are very scared.”

Erik Uebelacker

University of Chicago

UChicago Lecturer Told to ‘Blow Your Head Off’ by Trolls

A sophomore took issue with Rebecca Journey’s class entitled “The Problem of Whiteness.”

Helen Holmes

An image of New College of Florida

WHERE DISSENT GOES TO DIE

Speaking Your Mind in DeSantis’ Florida Could Get You Fired

A professor at New College was dumped after criticizing the school’s takeover by conservative activists.

Robert McCoy