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[https://africa.businessinsider.com/news/more-than-4-in-10-republicans-dont-want-schools-teaching-the-history-of-racism/mey9r68#google_vignette by John Haltiwanger 10/11/21 BUSINESS INSIDER AFRICA] | [https://africa.businessinsider.com/news/more-than-4-in-10-republicans-dont-want-schools-teaching-the-history-of-racism/mey9r68#google_vignette by John Haltiwanger 10/11/21 BUSINESS INSIDER AFRICA] | ||
Republican critics of critical race theory have misleadingly suggested it teaches children to hate one another based on the color of their skin. In reality, critical race theorists look at how the country's long history of slavery, segregation and discrimination impacts people today. Moreover, schools are typically not explicitly teaching students critical race theory, despite the Republican outcry over it. But lessons on how racism has shaped the US effectively align with what the theory aims to shine a light on. | Republican critics of critical race theory have misleadingly suggested it teaches children to hate one another based on the color of their skin. In reality, critical race theorists look at how the country's long history of slavery, segregation and discrimination impacts people today. Moreover, schools are typically not explicitly teaching students critical race theory, despite the Republican outcry over it. But lessons on how racism has shaped the US effectively align with what the theory aims to shine a light on. | ||
=====Outdoor recreation has historically excluded people of color. That’s beginning to change===== | |||
[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/14/us/national-parks-history-racism-wellness-cec by Leah Asmelash 14/12/21 CNN] | |||
Dubbed the “adventure gap” or “nature gap,” the lack of diversity in outdoor recreation has become a hot topic in the White-dominated space. (In 2019, more than 50 CEOs of outdoor retailers signed a pledge to work toward diversity and inclusion in the outdoors). Conversation about the disparity picked up among industry leaders and enthusiasts alike after the racial justice protests of 2020. | |||
