so we met with someone who discusses crt in her anthropology class.ith a very simple, what is critical race theory? >> yes. critical race theory is not being taught in schools. it is a theory. it is a lens by which to view history and the way that law and race kind of overlaps and connects in society. can it influence the way that some teachers teach? yeah, but that's a good thing, right? because race and racism is literally the building blocks of this country. so how can you not talk about it? >> critical race there ory is a academic academic framework. but relentless propaganda from some conservatives has created a panic that white people and especially white children are under attack. >> critical race there ory is basically teaching people to hate our country. >> it's not critical race theory. it's racism. >> these are systemic things, ignoring it perpetuates the problem by acknowledging it, we can find solutions and address the problems in the inequality that exists in our country. so i think teaching it this way actually does the opposite of what

many republicans and anti-crt activists say the theory teaches white kids to feel guilty. >> when you're speaking out and trying -- there are people retaliate against you into this case not they retaliated against us but against our children who are innocent. >> reporter: president biden will be in illinois to promote his $1.8 trillion american families plan that calls for universal preschool, free community college and tax breaks. republicans say it is too expensive among other issues, the president will be in a northwest chicago suburb which went red last year. jillian: thank you. todd: virginia's school board appealing after a judge forces the district to reinstate a gym teacher. byron was suspended after voicing his opposition to a transgender policy change saying his religion prohibited him from that. the attorney says there is no reason for the virginia supreme court to hear the case. jillian: chicago public schools adopting a controversial new plan. condoms will be made available as part of a new sexual health policy. fifth grade and above will be required to provid

how widespread is it in. >> we see conflicts over crt pop up across the country.conflict and panic is based on misinformation, the fear these people feel is real. we saw a woman cry real tears at the thought that her child was being taught to be ashamed for being white. >> wow. it's incredible. reports like yours make a difference. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> thanks very much to all of you for joining us. " "ac 360" starts now. >>> word that elsa is a hurricane. i want to go to tom. what's the latest? >> anderson, within the last hour, hurricane aircraft have taken off to investigate elsa. it hasn't even arrived or just arriving now. even without the valuable information and their data, the national hurricane center went ahead and increased it from tropical storm to a category 1

of all race who's have been speaking out against crt and rightfully so.s your issue, not mine nor my children. >> reporter: this is a school board meeting in a suburb of philadelphia where a small group of very vocal parents are speaking out against critical race theory, or crt. >> we do not want our children to be taught that america is systemically racist. >> 600,000 people died in the civil war to end racism and slavery. don't rewrite factual history or indoctrinate. just present the facts. >> reporter: in the wake of protests of the murder of george floyd, republican politicians have been hyping critical race theory as a threat to the impressionable minds of america's children. >> critical race theory says every white person is a racist. critical race theory says america is fundamentally racist and irredeemably racist. >> reporter: in more than 12 states, legislators have proposed bills to ban crt. we wanted to meet the actual people working with actual kids in actual schools, so we talked to ca zaya ridgeway, who teaches high school african-american

. >> reporter: crt is not a new idea.ism, the determination of white america to remain dominant over black america, and that could take all kinds of forms. >> reporter: harvard's first black law professor derek bell is considered one of the originators of the theory. >> both history, hi experience, current evidents all point to one conclusion about race in this society, and that is that it is an essential. it is not an aberration. >> reporter: at least the incyclopedia dwrefines it as -- and the law and legal institutions are inherently racist because they function to maintain social political inequalities between whites and nonwhites. now, the academic theory once predominantly taught in law schools has become a lightning rod. >> excuse me! >> reporter: so, how did we get here. >> conservatives need to wake up that this is an existential threat to the united states. >> reporter: he's credited with injecting critical race theory into america's consciousness after researching. >> i call on the president to immediately issu

. >> reporter: but critical race theory, or crt, is not a new idea. >> the real evil was racism, the determination of white america to remain dominant over black america, and that could take all kinds of forms. >> reporter: harvard's first tenured black law professor, the late derek bell, is considered one of the originators of the academic study. >> both history, my experience, current events as we read them, all point to one conclusion about racism in this society, and that is that it is permanent, it is an essential, it is not an aberration. >> reporter: at least the encyclopedia britannica defines it as a socially -- used to repress people of color and the law and legal institutions are inherently racist because they have functioned to create and then maintain social, economic and political inequalities between whites and non-whites. now, the academic theory once predominantly taught in law schools has become a social and political lightning rod. >> excuse me! >> reporter: so, how did we get here. >> conservatives need to wake up that this is an e

of all races who have been speaking out against crt and rightfully so.ssue, not mine or my children's. >> reporter: this is a school meeting in a suburb of philadelphia where a group of parents are speaking out against critical race theory, or crt. >> we do not want our children to think that america is systemically racist. >> 600,000 people died over the civil war to get rid of slavery. >> people died over slavery. don't rewrite history, just present the facts. >> in the wake of the murder of george floyd, they've been hyping critical race theory as a way to threat to the impressionable minds of children. >> it says every white person is a racist. >> in more than 12 states, legislation proposed bills to ban crt. we want to meet the actual people working with actual kids and actual schools. we talked to teaching african-american history. and discussing it in her class. >> can i start with the what is critical race theory? >> it's not being taught in school. it is a theory. it is a lens by which to view history. in the way that law connect in society. can

so the reason i oppose crt so much is because crt teaches people -- and at hasbro they wanted to teach-- to t judge people based on race.e. and that's not something that i feel that i think dr. martin luther king would've supported. it's something he wanted to end in this country. it's not the correct path forward that we should be taking. >> sean: judge them by the content of their character. >> judge them by their character and their actions, not how they are born. >> sean: do you believe, leo that a 6-month-old child has already decided racial preferences, that a three-year -old playing stereotypes and using racist language and by age five white children show same strong in group pro-white bias as adults? do you believe that? >> absolutely not. >> sean: my father would have kicked the living crap out of me and i would have deserved it. >> it's not true. it's a lie. but i must say this. it is so absurd. i applaud you for what you have done because people who support critical race theory think it is a black versus white situation. i want to make sure everyone hears this. people of all

the union listed several other goals for teachers including fighting back against anti-crt rhetoric.ban the "new york times" controversial 1619 project. and to mark george floyd's birthday with lessons on structural racism. let's bring in joe concha, media and columnist for the hill. joe, that's what a lot of proponents of crt have been saying to those especially who don't like the curriculum. they are saying we are not teaching it in k-12 schools because it's too complicated for those kids to learn. this would seem to put the lie to that. joe: apparently not complicated enough. when we go back to school in the fall that this will be part of the curriculum. it looks like the national teachers association is supporting this. democratic leaders who are petrified of the teachers union, if they don't push back on crt in schools, there will be hell to pay next year in the 2022 mid-terms. parents know the numbers here. they understand where we rank in the world. the u.s. ranges not even in the top 10 in science. we are not even in the top 25 in math. we are 30th. when you combine reading,

they are not doing a course on the history o crt and how it would change crt.o one is arguing that. the only way you could argue that crt isn't getting in the classroom is completely, completely change what the parents of the kids are actuall saying. in the case of washington state comedic a classroom after classroom after classroom and it's not just in seattle where you kind of expected. they are brimming the conversation using the principles of critical race theory, so what they're talking about history and talking about the civil rights movement, they're talking about it with a fact-based approach to white supremacy being embedded in all of our institutions. i had a storage is three weeks ago with a classroom with got our hands on some video of the remote learning and the teacher literally tells their eighth grade class that you are learning these concepts of oppressor versus oppression see and dismantle systems of white history. that is that history or civil rights. this was a science class. so this was a mistake and i think was an activist redick sh right

of all races who have been speaking out against crt and rightfully so. these are my babies.are embarrassed or ashamed of your skin color, that's your issue, not mine nor my children. >> reporter: this is a school board meeting in a suburb of philadelphia where a small group of very vocal parents are speaking out against critical race theory or crt. >> we do not want our children to be taught that america is systemically racist. >> 600,000 people died in the civil war to end racism and slavery. don't rewrite factual history or endockry nate, just present the facts. >> in the wake of protests of the murder of george floyd, republican politicians have been hyping critical race theory as a threat to the impressionable minds of america's children. >> critical race theory says every white person is a racist. critical race theory says america is fundamentally racist. >> reporter: more than 12 states, legislatures proposed bills to ban crt. we wanted to meet the actual people working with actual kids in actual schools. so we talked to a teacher at african-american history and discus

jillian: guilford officials say crt is not being taught in schools there. is that accurate?teaching it but from the freedom of information act, the board of education has spent taxpayer money to purchase copies of books for the most outspoken proponent of critical race theory and those distributed to the educators and administrators and also working with consultancy institute framework which is based on the underpinning of the book. when they say they are not a permitting critical race theory they spent taxpayer money and putting all the resources and tools to put that in place so i find it disingenuous. >> it is not being taught but the situation you described happening in so many districts across the country, what message does your win send other parents throughout the country who are pretty fired up about crt. >> and the key is to connect with the community. make a promise to them, and stand by that promise, the sacred value can't break and have to be courageous. and i know our superintendent said he does not believe a colorblind society would have an impact on racism. i

mike: so to keep funding from ever being used in dod schools to teach crt. schools that the united states is inherently racist. keep dod schools that a student should feel guilt or english because of their race or behavior of historical members of their race. keeping dod schools the moral character or value is determined by the race. why, in your view, congresswoman is this necessary? >> as a former schoolteacher also senior member of the armed services committee. the thought department of defense could be teaching our children their country is inherently racist and certainly the children of men and women in uniform is important. we need to make sure this doesn't happen. the department of defense overseas 70000 of men and women in uniform and 160 bases around the world and in america. i want to make sure they are taught this is the greatest country in the world. they should be proud of our country and not be ashamed of who they are based on their skin color. mike: playing a clip and then i will ask you to respond. >> we do not teach critical race there he. w

we need to stop crt period, point blank.children should not the skin color, they love everybody. >> that message is something every parent should agree on. many parents across the country speaking out against critical race theory and the damage it is doing to our kids in schools. corey, thank you for being with us. why is it so important for you to talk about this issue with your young daughter q >> it goes towards young people. i want my daughter to treat people with respect no matter if they are black, white, brown, i want people to know that people should be judged by their character and not by their color. on television when eugene robinson of the washington post made a point about critical race theory. watch. >> the right-wing is all a flutter about critical race theory, history has a way of winning, history has a way of making its effects known no matter who tries to stop this phenomenon. we will keep telling the truth. laura: is this a rejection, this rejection of critical race. he said a right-wing only issue in your

crt is not taugh in public schools.bout what is going to protect your daughter. what have you found? >> well the school threatened t sue me. at this point the school is coming back and saying that a lot of -- [indiscernible] art that my request is not clear . at this point i think they are engaging in a pattern of obstruction to prevent information coming my way. and now the goldwater institute is helping you get the information that i've entitled to fits of the school board has been represented if this is an overloaded with the freedom of information act -- act because he wants to about the document patient is going t to be taught in the classroom and at times there is a piece that says that the district wants to be open. she may have assigned. she said at the time the resources and for chris up play went from day to day -- during an already challenging year. can you speak to that? it's an overload. i don't think it is a controversial prospect to say that the school board should tell parents that the teaching their chi

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the best way to do something about it is not about teaching 1619 or crt in schools.o kids are better in math had and science. still ahead, the effort to flag covid misinformation online. >> it's not enough that we're still seeing proliferation of misinformation online. ashley: cara frederick says the relationship raises first amendment questions. she joins us next. ♪ the bigger they they are, the harder they fall. ♪ flowers are fighters. that's why the alzheimer's association walk to end alzheimer's is full of them. because flowers find a way to break through. just like we will. ji hated sticking my fingers,k then i got the dexcom g6. i just glance at my phone, and there's my glucose number. wow. my a1c has dropped over 2 points to 7.2. that's a huge victory. every day in business brings something new. so get the flexibility of the new mobile service designed for your small business. introducing comcast business mobile. you get the fastest, most reliable network with nationwide 5g included. and you can get unlimited data for just 30 dollars per line per month when yo

at least 6 states have banned crt with many more looking at doing the same. impose fines on individual teachers or tightening state funding for their school. many republicans and anti-crt parent say the theory teaches white kids to feel guilty. >> it ultimately doesn't work because it is built on division, it is built on hatred. that doesn't build the country. unity, common values build the country and divisiveness always destroys. >> reporter: president biden will be in illinois to promote his $1.8 trillion american family plan for free community college and tax breaks. republicans say it is too expensive among other issues. the president will be in a northwest chicago suburb which went red last year. todd: the same fight about crt leading to three students from elite private school in ohio, columbus academy saying two moms breached their contract by leading a campaign against the woke curriculum. here to discuss those two ohio moms, amy gonzalez and andrea. thank you for being here. i am a new parents. i have a few years before i have to worry about this bu

how is the crt debate going in the christian church?cs are calling pro-life white women racist. penny nance, here live to respond. 's ♪ ♪ >> shannon: we have been documenting on, critical race theory stirs fiery passions. chief religion correspondent lauren green is taking a look at how that debate is playing out among the faithful. speak of the debate over critical race theory in school and government and serving to infiltrate and divide the christian church. read a school board meeting in fort worth, texas, critical race theory was on trial but it was god whom many speakers used as witness from those who opposed it. >> i believe in what god said. that all of us have intrinsic value regardless of the color of her skin. >> to pastor supporting it. >> in the church we have a saying, keep your hand on the plow. you are plowing her ground. the roots of racism and iniquity are deep. >> critical race theory has begun to cause fissures in evangelical circles. in 2019 the southern baptist convention, one of the most conservative christian deno

you might just be ignorant of what crt is. ♪ ♪ [sighs wearily] here, i'll take that! woo-hoo!protein. with thirty grams of protein, one gram of sugar, and now with two new flavors! >> emily: actor john leguizamo bashing opponents of critical race theory and slamming parents who don't want it taught to their kids. here is just part of the rant he posted on social media. watch. >> if you've been bent out of shape about critical race theory, the good news is you may not be a racist [bleep], you just may be ignorant of what crt is. basically it's a bunch of legal thing talk which tries to figure out what systems are in place that belief over minorities in the u.s. in subtle ways rather than all up in your. as a black person unable to get a loan that a white person could get because the bank person is a colossal sheet-wary [bleep]. if your kids go to college they are definitely going to be exposed to this whether you agree with it, no matter what you think i'm okay? so again, [bleep] down. >> emily: david, the argument here is yes, he's correct to a degree but where the origins of

having no idea that this child my be following their teacher putting out this crt.poke out? we saw clips from tik tok. one of them saying it's sort of a red herring, it's not real. the fear over crt being taught in our schools, she thinks it's a big mccarthyism effort. >> if it's not real, why are they wasting time trying to defend it? if what we're talking about exposing is not real, people are say it's a lie. don't worry about it. you'll see in the end this is a big lie. why are they trying to defend something if it's not so? >> martha: we watched that video of you speaking out about your two medical degrees and you talk about being a parents to two teenagers what are you telling them and what is it that inspired you to stand up and to push back on this idea that people with black skin are oppressed and people with white skin are oppressors? >> again, it turned out i'm the type of person that you can't tell me that the sky is blue and i'm going to believe you. i see if it's real. throughout my life, i was told this same type of ideology. everywhere i went it was n

crt and the law. is it unconstitutional because it doesn't target white students?t there? >> absolutely see so. the absolutely discrimination protection against the constitution is a first amendment argument by thoe who are a proponent of crt. make no mistake, if you read the lawsuit that was filed in chicago examples of the racism -- and i mean antiwhite when i say racism. that is the fury behind rick, critical race theory. you can't get more discriminatory than that. >> harris: it could be taken for there. i don't know if you call performer messner nikki haley said but the flip side is that black people are weak. no one is winning in this scenario. you either hateful or hated and weak. there's no hope. let's talk about the legality of this. because some of the critics have said that this doesn't exist in our schools which we have learned that california is spending $40 million to put something based on crt in their schools teaching racism. how much factual evidence do you need to fight crt with regard if it's constitutional? >> you're going to need some facts and

last night a number of parents showed up to a school board meeting at stop crt rally.ters showed up and then this happened. >> [indiscernible] -- anti-education, anti-teacher, anti-equity, anti-racial reckoning, anti-diversity, anti-platform, anti-change, anti-healthcare, anti-worker, anti-healthcare, anti-worker, anti-department, anti-live and let live people. let them die. >> her name is michelle lee, in addition to her other titles she is vice president at fairfax county naacp. we have reached out to miss leich, but have not heard back. i folk with a fellow local naacmember about her communitys. >> we have disagreement, we have disagreement, but you don't wish them to die. her thoughts and words have meaning. she says she wants to see people die. it is inappropriate. we expect more of our leaders. >> harry jackson has three kids in the school district. he himself doesn't agree with crt, he thinks someone needs to hold miss lecht accountable. he thinks maybe he's a target. >> john: i don't know if there is a mechanism to hold her accountable. i don't know if you can

crt is being practiced as a practice. now that i see that there practicing it that is even worse. proposal for an equity audit showing they want the auditor to be fluent in critical race 3. why do they have to be fluent in critical race theory if we are not teaching it? the school is engaging in a pattern of obstructionism, they are not being upfront about this information. i shouldn't have to be an investigator and look online for these documents showing the critical race theory is somehow in the district but here i am doing that. is a result the goldwater institute has stepped in to help me get the information i'm entitled to. they submitted a new public record request asking for more specific items and we hope they will be upfront with that information. heather: they thought about britney with a lawsuit in the first place, you pay their salary, they work for us. we appreciate your time and insight, keep us posted on your fight. ashley: we are following two big stories in the next hour, "fox and friends first," the white house now forced to confront cuba's massive anti-communist

crt doesn't work fundamentally. it implodes on it self.rica, what happens when the oppressed rise up and become the oppressor. it fundamentally doesn't work. it is built on division. it is built on hatred. that doesn't build a country. divisive nurse always destroys. jillian: speaking of divisiveness what is it like living in loudoun county right now? is this issue all-consuming? >> i don't know that it is all-consuming. loudoun county is a microcosm of the entire country. a lot of people are waking up and realizing we have been in a war but we've not been at war. we have been retreating for 50, 60, along the way, insurgency taking our institutions and schools, and that is where we as citizens end up with folks who joined the insurgency and that is what has happened and people finally rising up joining together -- jillian: a couple seconds left, we did mention you are so passionate about the topic that you refused to leave the school meeting and were arrested, are you facing continuing legal challenges because of this? >> i've been charged

you have a unique perspective on crt.white people are somehow vastly more dominant because of our society and because of our culture. we shouldn't be teaching black kids that they are subservient. we shouldn't be teaching white kids they should subvert their whiteness. we shouldn't have critical race theory popping up in classrooms from california to new york and all points in between. we shouldn't have this divisiveness going on in the classroom. our kids are there to learn reading, writing arithmetic. they are there to expand their academic capability when they get adults they take over the reins of power around to perpetuate the greatest country the world has ever seen. this divisive culture and rhetoric is really divisive and destructiontive of our country. we cannot survive in the united states of america, if we're teaching kids or even allowing kids to be exposed to rhetoric, ideology that pits white against black. it simply doesn't work. ashley: the teachers union, congressman is quite happy to push this saying tho

>> don, crt is the big lie of education. it is being used to divide our county and our country.s happening in school board meeting rooms across the country. i have been reached out to by so many different people. i'm so grateful for that that are in there with us. we're just the ones being highlighted because of probably our locality being so close to d.c. but our county is divided. just as our country was divided under the previous administration. we have professional agitators using students as pawns to win the virginia governor's race. people keep asking me if i think it will die down over the summer and we get back to school five days a week. what i really believe is that it will continue and people will continue to use nonissues to raise and garner support from uninformed voters through our mid-term elections and all the way through the next presidential election. this isn't going away. >> people who are outraged over what they call critical race theory say things like white students are being told that they are evil. can you set the record straight. what kind of conversati

we need to stop crt, period, point blank. here to comment on that video and more is candace owens. candace. this is the only way i can get you on the show now because you are one of the smart people that got the hell out of washington or new york. you are in tennessee? how do you like it there? >> i love it. it's nice to be off the coast because you realize seen people do exist. they are just not in l.a. or new york. >> greg: do you miss the big cities? >> candace: not at all. >> greg: how is your baby? 7 years old? >> candace: four and a half months old. he's pretty cute. >> greg: you named him greg? that was nice. >> candace: something like that. >> greg: what did you make of this video when you first saw it? >> candace: i was jealous because this girl is so much cuter than me and she's on the internet going viral. she is stepping on my turf when she is absolutely adorable. i instantly got in touch and set how to live booker? she is a star. obviously. something so simple is so impactful. kids don't see color. we used to kno

we need to stop crt, period, point blank. children do not see skin color, man.love everybody. >> laura: well, that message from cori to his daughter royalty is something every parent should agree on. now, he's just one of many parents across the country against critical race theory and the damage it's doing to our kids in school. cori joins us now. thanks for being with us. why is it so important for you to talk about this issue with your young daughter you? >> well, it goes toward the youth, you know, it goes toward young people you know, i want my daughter to treat people with respect no matter if they're black, white, yellow, brown. like i said in the video, you know, i want people to know that people should be judged by their character and not by their color. >> laura: there was a moment today on television when eugene robinson of the washington post, he made a point about critical race theory. watch. >> right wings are all a flutter about critical race theory. history has a way of winning. history has a way of making its effects known no meter tries to stop

here he was on a show called "hannity." >> the reason i oppose crt so much is because crt teaches peoplechildren to judge people based on race, and that's not something that i feel that dr. martin luther king would have supported. >> greg: because we were bored, re-reached out to hasbro for comment. they said in part project veritas report mischaracterized hasbro and our values. the reference session was not mandatory training. it was an optional webinar attended by a small group of employees. there is a word i hate. as always, the views expressed by external speakers are their own and do not reflect the views of the company. translation, we invited these overpaid speakers so our enlightened diversity distracts activists from our evil binary toys. meanwhile at change.org the petition making the rounds among academics is calling for a "robust antiracism plan for the geoscientist." even rocks are racist. the petition says whereas a white geology used with a rock hammer will be seen as safe, black geologist may be seen as a threat. it's confusing to most americans who have never actually se

that's where we end up running into these debates and into crt, critical race theory, being wielded in a kind of reign of terror where you're just dared to disagree, because, you know, to call -- systemic racism is aighly oversimplifying and misleading term. >> have your views about systemic racism changed over time? >> no. i grew up with the term and i do understand that if you see that black people are behind in some way, the reason is almost never -- well, actually, i would say the reason is never that black people are just incapable. there's just something wrong with black people, and there you go. that is what a great many people are very, very, very worried about people thinking. nevertheless, for the other explanation to alwaybe that white people did this and the only way it's going to change is if white people become gooder people, no. and for people listening, yes, i know gooder is not a word. i'm using that for rhetorical purpose. but, yeah, that is oversimplified, too. unfortunately, you know, as with anything that's interesting, it's a very complex reality. >> i just want t

covid and crt are a window of what the unions are about and what they're pushing. you're right.g this for 40 years. i don't want to date myself. it's not me that matters. it's the parents out there. we have a popular uprising. we may change american education because of this. may be some blessings out of covid and crt after all despite all the disaster and tragedy. >> martha: every child deserves to have options. west virginia made them portable. said here's your money. where would you lake to spend it? bill bennett, thanks very much. good to see you. >> that's "the story," monday july 12. as always, the story continues and i look forward to seeing you tomorrow. we are going to talk to betsy devos and look forward to seeing her tomorrow. i'll see you back here tomorrow at 3:00. "your world" with sandra smith starts right now. >> sandra: thank you, martha. two major stories we're watching for you at this hour. protests in cuba ramp up and president joe biden promises a crime crackdown. joining thus hour, republican miami mayor frank -- francis suarez. and first, we begin live at

not embrace critical race theory, however joint chiefs chair, last month defended the promotion of crtndermines the military's overall mission. lucas tomlinson is liable with us at the pentagon with more. >> the general said he doesn't want to talk about critical rac theory or white rage anymore. >> i'm not going to address specifically white rage or blac rage, or asian rage, or irish rage or any other rage, the events of january 6 happen. i think it's a very complicated topic and we don't have the tim to move into the nuance of it right this minute. >> last month, the general had no problem weighing in on the topic end defended the teaching of critical race theory which links discrimination to america's foundations and legal system. >> i want to understand white rage and i'm white, and i want to understand it. to what is it that caused thousands of people to assault this building and try to overturn the constitution of th united states of america? what caused that? i want to find that out. i do want to analyze it. >> it moments after his comment yesterday, the congressman tweeting thi

crt is the opposite of good teaching.that classmates look at each other and worst of all it changes how the student looks at the at themselves. it's poisonous and shameful i'm running for school board to end it i want to make sure my classroom teaches the truth and serves the students in front of me. pete: talk about the difficult portions and chapters of american history out when telling white kids they are oppressors and black kids they are oppressed. >> oh my goodness you can definitely talk about these things. you can blame people in the past for the mistakes they made. triumph the things they did well and not blame the kids in front of you for looking like some of those people in the past. pete: you are had history class but you are the problem. amy, why are you stepping up to run for school board. >> hi, thanks for having me. pete: of course. >> well, we have seen with covid the local school boards have so much control over what happens in our children's daily lives and it is really our last line of defense against

crt, then just tell us.iterally say that's not hang. pete: poor a mistake. you saw the report department of education put out and one of the links was to an openly racist crt link, no, no, that was a mistake. that was a typo. we didn't mean to put that in there. rachel: who put that in there. so crazy. you are crazy. you are imagining it. mcauliffe previously was a right-to-work guy apparently. apparently he was on the other side of the issue of teachers unions. now that's the way to go, take $650,000. rachel: we will see how that race goes, you are right. it's a bellwether. will: yesterday the news broke the cleveland indians major league baseball will be renaming their name to the cleveland guardians: but as offensive as you can possibly imagine. stones. pete: there is a bridge there. will: transportation honorary. i don't know. somehow indians has become considered an offensive and derogatory term. one that should be done away with. and if you start with indians and start with redkin's and move to indians

k crt. buckle up. you're going to hear a lot about this. and you should probably get curious about what it really is. it is a theory for understanding how the legacy of slavery, how racism has mixed with law over time to create systemic inequality. that's what it is. okay? what it's being used for, a weapon. forcing socialism. teaching all white kids they are bad. these moves are obviously political. but will they be effective? let's turn to a texas lawmaker who has a say in all of this. state representative trey martinez fisher was one of the leaders of the democratic walkout in may that likely got republicans to modify their voter restriction legislation. it's good to have you, sir. >> thank you, chris. >> you know, i see a lot of people asking you lawmakers on the democrat side in texas, will you do it again? will you do it again? you know it's just delaying the inevitable. the question is what is the real move here? what is your warning on coming on a national show to tell people about what texas might mean for the rest of the country?

the pledge coming as concerned parents push back against crt calling it indoctrination.n weighs in on that. laura logan gets us or take on the border crisis as more criminals are arrested trying to get into the country. the controversial

promote critical race theory and schools across all 50 states but to fight back against opponents of crtng that more than 5,000 teachers have signed a petition promising to break any laws that would crack down on the teaching of critical race theory in schools. the national education association which represents 3 million public school employee is defending its decision to back critical race theory describing it as "an in-depth theory that don't like atomic theory that critiques racism, patriarchy, capitalism and other forms of power and oppression. i cannot imagine as the former secretary of education your thoughts as you look at the imposition of critical race theory in public schools. what do you see here? >> i hate to say that i told you so but i told you so. when i became secretary of education i said the teachers unions were the worst force in america except for organized crime and it was a close call. and now they have come out. 20 years after i left the secretary of education, we said, what should we do? i'm concerned about my kids is education. i said run for the school board. p

. >> i think that the crt is poisonous, it teaches us to look at kids by the definitions that they comethey were born, what race they are, who their parents are, that is wrong. it's the opposite of good teaching. >> gillian: "the new york post" has a new editorial out examining what they say is that true motivation behind crt, they say it is not to education, but rather a political ideology, going by the power panel, and we have mercedes schlapp, white house communications adviser and acu foundation senior fellow and richard fowler who is a fox news contributor. mercedes, i want to start here with the role of the teachers unions, because the two big ones, the nea and the nft over the last two weeks have really become more combative, they are taking on this offense of posture, they went from in the past sort of defending and even promoting crt to now actively attacking parents and critics of the theory. it is a market it sort of strategic shift from these groups, right? >> yes, it is completely outrageous when you think about it, gillian, these associations and teachers unions are there

will: not the border, crt -- rachel: not happening.ing of critical race theory to students in colleges and high schools in you get examples like this one which landed in our lap from campus reform where they went around and asked georgetown students, that's in washington, d.c., are you proud to be an american. just a simple question. fourth of july's coming up. are you proud to be an american, here's a portion of what they heard. >> are you proud if to be an american? >> no. i feel embarrassed to be an american every day. >> not really in this climate. not most of the time. i think sometimes it's just a little embarrassing. >> no. proud of what? what is there to be proud about if you're black? >> i i think that's a complicated question for me. i think most of the time, no, at least over the past four years. it's been tricky to, you know, love to be an american. rachel: i want you to know, this is not just happening on college campuses. among my own daughter's friends in high school, she had, again, i live in a little town in the middle

is that what at work with these parents against crt in the classroom? >> absolutely not. not left wing ideals. these are american human ideals and quite frankly these issues concern all people black, white, brown, all people across the united states. this has nothing to do with race and by the way, if the call is to create diversity and equity to use one of their phrases and inclusion, this curriculum that we had to teach in providence is not that. it is not inclusive, it is not diverse, it is not equitable. it's dangerous. >> sandra: it must be tough to speak out. you are saying you love those children but there are major challenges as an educator right now. thank you for sharing your story. thank you. >> thank you. >> bill: 36 past the hour now, sandra. olympics start later in the week. a positive covid test showing up at the women's gymnastics team from the u.s. how the games will go on with covid. american cities reeling from another violent weekend. when will our leaders get a handle on this? >> police officers have to live by rules but guess what? the crooks don't l

high school educated people who don't know basic american history, let alone crt. let's go to edward who was calling from new jersey. edward, good morning. caller: yeah. i support teaching critical race theory. it boggles my mind that i wonder why teaching jewish victimization critical race theory is a thing. we teach that they have been during history. i think if we can teach that, we can teach the victimization of minorities in america. thank you. host: let's talk to jay who was calling from washington, d.c. good morning. caller: thanks, c-span, for this wonderful, national public square. hello? host: we can hear you. go ahead. caller: sorry about that. i think they ought to, this is just sheer propaganda. take the term "critical race theory" and strike it from any curriculum and replace it with history of american slavery. which should be taught in all schools. all i got was a little snippet of frederick douglass, which was pretty helpful for me because it caused me to read more about him later on. but this is sheer political propaganda. republicans cannot run o

we disagree with crt. it's toxic to our children.intend to revoke our charter. now they want to put us on probation and to install crt babysitters sit in all of our executive board members and suppress the voice of our parents in our schools and community. rachel: she was anti-everything except anti-parent which is appears to be and some of these teachers think that they, you know, that these are their kids. one of the things that concerns me, elizabeth, is that you know, when you see someone so ideological like this, that even if you are successful as parents, in getting crt out of your school or passing some sort of rules, laws, legislation in the state, whatever, that this kind of ideology is so strong that you are not really going to be able to be confident that these teachers aren't injects their ideology into their classrooms. >> well, let me start from the top and as a former fairfax county school board member, i'm really just stunned at the silence of this school board, the naacp, of the virginia pta but i'm not surprised. yo