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Arizona lawmakers are close to passing a bill opponents say is part of a nationwide effort to ban teaching critical race theory in K-12 schools.
The bill, SB 1532, doesn’t reference critical race theory, but a new amendment by Rep. Michelle Udall states educators may not teach concepts that suggest one race, ethnic group or sexual is morally or intellectually superior or is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive.
During the bill’s Wednesday hearing, Rep. Jake Hoffman said critical race theory is rooted in “hateful, racist and bigoted ideology” and teaches students that they are racist because of the color their skin.
Naimah Nuriddin was looking at her cellphone while her 10-year-old son, Rahiem, sat in a barber s chair getting a haircut.
Her 5-year-old daughter, Khaliayah, sat next to her in one of the black vinyl chairs lined up against one wall inside Natural Impressions. The barbershop on East Washington Street near downtown Phoenix caters to Black people, who sometimes drive more than 100 miles from as far as Prescott for a trim.
One customer once described Natural Impressions as the poor man s country club where people come to talk politics, church, movies, sports you name it not just for a haircut.
This week, there was one topic on everyone s mind: The verdict of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd.