So, exactly what is CRT, why is it under attack, and what does it mean for the civil rights lawyer?ĬRT is not a diversity and inclusion “training” but a practice of interrogating the role of race and racism in society that emerged in the legal academy and spread to other fields of scholarship. (LDF), the National Urban League (NUL), and the National Fair Housing Alliance filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the executive order violates the guarantees of free speech, equal protection, and due process. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. And over 120 civil rights organizations and allies signed a letter condemning the executive order. Reports indicate that over 300 diversity and inclusion trainings have been canceled as a result of the order. In response, the African American Policy Forum, led by legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw, launched the #TruthBeTold campaign to expose the harm that the order poses. In September 2020, President Trump issued an executive order excluding from federal contracts any diversity and inclusion training interpreted as containing “Divisive Concepts,” “Race or Sex Stereotyping,” and “Race or Sex Scapegoating.” Among the content considered “divisive” is Critical Race Theory (CRT).
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