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Critical (G)Race Theory
May 19, 2021
Clint Schnekloth
Smart messaging has long been critical to political success. Think “Contract With America” or “Fake News.” Often, these messages carry more emotional impact than anything else, tapping into the affect and worldview of those who resonate with them.
Academics construct messaging also, and sometimes those terms make their way into wider academic usage. One academician who has had greater impact than many is Kimberlé Crenshaw, who coined the term “intersectionality” and also the phrase “Critical Race Theory.”
What is rare: when the parlance of academia (and in this case, a term used primarily in legal circles as a more focused application of critical theory in legal studies) makes its way into the national messaging of a conservative political group.
Southwest Washington leaders say work on racial justice continues
Published: April 21, 2021, 8:52pm
Share: A person holds a poster of George Floyd on Tuesday in Atlanta. (ben gray/Associated Press)
Following the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, community groups and leaders in Southwest Washington emphasized that the work for racial justice is far from complete.
While most lauded the legal outcome, local elected officials and organizations that addressed the Minneapolis trial said Floyd’s murder was part of a broader, systemic problem one that the community has a long way to go toward dismantling.
“While today’s verdict in the George Floyd murder trial brought legal justice to his family, bringing social justice to the Black communities across our nation will require continued acknowledgement of systemic racism, further work in policing reforms and establishing equity in our schools, workplaces and communities,” Vancouver Mayor Anne McEn
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