Chris Crews — The Battle Over Critical Race Theory in Ohio Schools

Board Meeting – 9:00 a.m.
Sunday Service – 10:30 a.m.

Speaker: Chris Crews
Leader: Bambi Gordon

Title: The Battle Over Critical Race Theory in Ohio
Schools
Topic: Like many other states in the country, Ohio is currently in the throes of a heated clash between proponents of racial justice and opponents who deny the realities of systematic racism. Over the past year, Ohio
schools have become the focus of a concerted, national
culture war being waged by white conservatives. In 2021
Critical Race Theory and institutional racism became central topics of public debate, thanks to two pieces of legislation (Ohio House Bills 322 and 327) that will introduce a series of new “divisive concepts” which will be banned
from discussion in Ohio schools, including institutions of higher education like Denison. This talk will focus on the political stakes for educators in Ohio from these two bills, while also critically situating these debates in relation to the deeper history of anti-Black politics in Ohio and the growing danger from white supremacist and religious nationalist movements globally.

*Masks are requested in the building*
Coffee and Water available after the service downstairs.
Full Fellowship not available at this time.