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Critical Race Theory Law Could Be Behind Latest Southlake Racism Controversy

According to Dr. Feagin, the anger and outrage over CRT is a non-issue. "It's not being taught."

October 16, 2021

New allegations of racism in Southlake will seem for many like old news: until you look deeper into the root of the current issue, Texas’ controversial new law banning so called “critical race theory.”

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“If your elementary school child is being taught critical race theory, you should be delighted and excited, because she’s in law school,” says Joe R. Feagin, PhD, a Harvard Educated Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M.

According to Dr. Feagin, the anger and outrage over CRT is a non-issue. “It’s not being taught.”

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