This informational blog provides material on Critical Race Theory. Simply put, Critical Race theory is a critical examination of the law and how it engages and intersects with issues of race. It examines social, cultural and legal issues and their relationship to race and racism. Some of the founders of the movement include legal scholars Derrick Bell, Kimberle Crenshaw and Patricia Williams to name a few.
NOTE: This blog is reprinted with and compiled with the permission of Abdul Akailmat, PhD.
Definitions Key Scholars Organizations/Journals Curriculum Black Studies Controversy
Definitions
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory
A guide to critical race theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rDu_VUpoJ8
Key Scholars
Derrick Bell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Bell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVy8w0Sz9LY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7zYD1q8B30
Kimberle Crenshaw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberl%C3%A9_Williams_Crenshaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNKbGFoYC1Q
Richard Delgado https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Delgado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS-1fEHVA4U
Patricia Williams https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_J._Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUtgmOHgpCQ
Organizations/Journals
American Bar Association https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/civil-rights-reimagining-policing/a-lesson-on-critical-race-theory/
Critical Race Studies in Education Association https://www.crsea.org/
Education Week https://www.edweek.org/leadership/what-is-critical-race-theory-and-why-is-it-under-attack/2021/05
Journal of Critical Race Inquiry https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/CRI
Equity and Excellence in Education https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/713845285
American Behavioral Scientist https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/abs/63/13
Journal of Law and Modern Critical Race Perspectives https://www.law.georgetown.edu/mcrp-journal/
Curriculum
National map of course locations https://criticalrace.org/
Brown https://blogs.brown.edu/amst-2220j-s01-2017-fall/
Columbia https://www.law.columbia.edu/academics/courses/27030
Harvard https://hls.harvard.edu/academics/curriculum/catalog/default.aspx?o=76762
Stanford https://law.stanford.edu/courses/critical-race-theory/
Black Studies
Penn State https://afam.la.psu.edu/people/areas-of-specialization/critical-race-theory
University of the West Indies https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwi8leH5rIjxAhWUbs0KHW6qC7Q4ChAWMAF6BAgUEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cavehill.uwi.edu%2Ffhe%2Fhistphil%2Fchips%2Farchives%2F2008%2Fdocs%2Fparker2008.aspx&usg=AOvVaw1DOTsbkjtHIlblfMJCxrZ-
Warren Wilson College https://www.warren-wilson.edu/programs/africana-studies/
The Controversy
National Public Radio https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1001055828/the-brewing-political-battle-over-critical-race-theory
The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/05/gops-critical-race-theory-fixation-explained/618828/
Michigan State University https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2021/ask-the-expert-critical-race-theory-attack-in-schools
Portside https://portside.org/2021-06-07/how-critical-race-theory-became-new-conservative-bogeyman