Gloria Ladson-Billings - Critical Race Theory

Gloria Ladson-Billings discusses the evolution of racial disparity explanations, from genetic to opportunity-based, and introduces critical race theory as a framework to understand systemic disparities. She shares a personal story to illustrate systemic discrimination and emphasizes the importance of critical race theory in graduate education. The video concludes with a call to confront race and racism as systemic issues.

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