Critical Race Theory

Critical Race Theory (CRT) is an academic framework or practice that examines which of the following?

• How systems maintain systemic racism

• How policies maintain systemic racism

• How laws maintain systemic racism

• All of them

True or false:

CRT is called CRITICAL Race Theory because it asks you to look critically at systems to better understand the origins of racial inequities.

• True

• False

True or false:

By understanding the origins of racial inequities, you can reduce and/or remove inequities at the root cause.

• True

• False

When did CRT originate?

• mid-1960s

• mid-1970s

• mid-1980s

Which of the following American scholars are credited with creating CRT?

• Derrick Bell

• Kimberlé Crenshaw

• Richard Delgado

• All of them and others

True or false:

CRT is mainly taught at the higher education level.

• True

• False

True or false:

There is a growing consensus amongst educators that CRT should be taught at earlier levels.

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank:

CRT encourages students to become more _________ engaged by equipping them with the tools they need to think critically about issues of race and racism.

• politically

• socially

• civically

True or false:

Using CRT in social studies helps you learn more historical truths.

• True

• False

True or false:

CRT focuses on the cultural wealth communities of color have to offer, instead of looking at them from a deficit point of view.

• True

• False