The AHRC has been forced to temporarily pull a tender aimed at enhancing an existing anti-racism program over Stoker’s concerns that it was using taxpayer funds to promote critical race theory. Critical race theory, which has existed in American scholarly writings since at least the 1970s, looks at how societies’ structures, particularly the law, are underpinned by white supremacy, and how that intersects with race. Despite existing for more than 40 years, critical race theory was identified during the Trump presidency as a major issue, and was strongly criticised, particularly in conservative media outlets including Fox News. In the past week, Sky News has broadcast seven segments criticising critical race theory, including four in just over the last week. “Those of us who apply critical race theory to our work do so because we hope to locate race-based ideas and practices and reveal them.

Source: The Guardian April 28, 2021 09:22 UTC