You down with CRT?

Hello my lovely Troublemakers!

During the last Troublemakers Q&A our friend Stephanie asked, “What is your advice to those of us working in faith-based institutions who must, lovingly, address constituent concerns about CRT?” We discussed it a little but because almost everyone on the call seemed to be grappling with the same question, I wanted to follow up here. 

First, I strongly encourage you to read this short article. I think it does a good job of describing what Critical Race Theory actually is, why it’s become such a big talking point in politics, and describes the social anxieties behind the backlash. 

Okay, take a second to read it. Then come back. (Waits patiently). 

Oh! Glad you’re back. So. As you can see from the article CRT has become short hand for “we don’t want to talk about race, why are you making us feel bad about ourselves, you’re the ones causing division.” Turns out the backlash to CRT is just the same old arguments we’ve been hearing about racial justice forever. W…