CHAPTER TWO
The Minimization, Weaponization, and Demonization of Racial Justice Concepts
MARY-FRANCES WINTERS
Founder and CEO
The Winters Group, Inc.
(she/her/hers)
Fear does not care about facts.
—DR. MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH
I laughed (an incredulous laugh, mind you) when a roving news reporter asked random people if they were for or against critical race theory (CRT). One older white man said with disdain that he was definitely against it. The reporter then asked him what CRT was—he said he did not know but knew it was not good and should be banned in schools.
This account epitomizes my experience with many people when it comes to terms and concepts related to racial justice, CRT being just one of several where there are misunderstandings ...
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