Black Studies and Critical Race Theory

This informational blog is a continuation of a three part series on Critical Race theory. It discusses the attacks on Critical race theorists and by extension on Black Studies.

NOTE: This informational blog was compiled by and reprinted with permission from Abdul Akailmat, PhD

WE FACE ATTACKS AND ADVANCES Time for ASALH and NCBS leadership to step up now! We are in a battle of ideas about the past and the future

National Survey The Attacks The Advances

NATIONAL SURVEY

https://tinyurl.com/ypdv2xy9

https://www.chalkbeat.org/22525983/map-critical-race-theory-legislation-teaching-racism

THE ATTACKS

1776 Commission https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/01/20/historians-trump-administrations-report-us-history-belongs-trash

Trump https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/10/07/colleges-cancel-diversity-programs-response-trump-order

Oklahoma https://legiscan.com/OK/text/HB1775/2021

Tennessee (Section 51) https://legiscan.com/TN/text/HB0580/2021

Idaho https://legiscan.com/ID/text/H0377/2021

Texas https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/15/abbott-critical-race-theory-law/

Iowa https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/HF802.pdf

THE ADVANCES

1619 Project https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html

California https://edsource.org/2020/gov-newsom-signs-assembly-bill-1460-requiring-ethnic-studies-at-csu/638506

Illinois https://www.jbhe.com/2019/01/the-state-of-illinois-now-requires-public-universities-to-offer-courses-on-black-history/

Washington https://www.k12.wa.us/about-ospi/workgroups-committees/concluded-workgroups/african-american-studies-workgroup

Connecticut https://tinyurl.com/4msst82z

New Jersey https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4000/3601_I1.HTM