The Boogeyman of Critical Race Theory

A Guest in the House

Additional Resources:

"Whitmire: Alabama lawmaker wants to ban critical race theory, so I asked him what it is," AL.com, June 15, 2021.
"How a Conservative Activist Invented the Conflict Over Critical Race Theory," The New Yorker, June 18, 2021.

"Fox’s anti-“critical race theory” parents are also GOP activists," Media Matters for America, June 17, 2021.
"What critical race theory is -- and isn't," CNN, May 10, 2021 (updated).

"Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Mega-Donor, and the Future of Journalism," The Assembly, May 30, 2021.

"Pressure builds on UNC board to grant tenure to journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones," The Washington Post, May 26, 2021.

Podcast Reference:

"Clint Smith on the Importance of Critical Race Theory and His New Book, 'How the World Is Passed', " The Bakari Sellers Podcast, June 3, 2021.

Social Media References:

Michael Harriot tweet

Nikole Hannah-Jones tweet

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Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.

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