b"POLITICSCritical Race Theory, an Opposing StanceBy Linda Waller Short and power intersect, black history is far, far richerbecause they have endured a lifetime of slights and than critical race theorists allow. pain, but that era accomplished what it needed to. Even we as a people are now more diverse which C hloe Valdary, founder of Theory of Enchantment,CRTfocusesonthedehumanizationofAfricanis something to behold but instead appears to be a wroteanopinioninNewsweek(https://www. Americans,thepathosoffearnegative to some in the com-newsweek.com/black-people-are-far-more-power- andinhumanetreatment.Themunity. ful-critical-race-theory-preaches-opinion-1589671)lynchings,debasementandso whereshetalksabouthowafewnotableblackon.ButwhatitfailstodoisThank God our culture has authorsmainstreamedtheideaofSystemicspeak about the incredible forti- progressed enough to branch Racismandpurportedthatitmustbecombat- tude that was born out of suchout and is not single-minded tedateverylevelofsociety.Shementionshowtreatment.in thought which is the result RepublicansacrossthenationhavebeentryingYes,blackcitieswereburntofeducation,whichopens to ban CRT from schools saying that it demonizesdown and people ran out of themindsratherthancloses white students.This is the crux of the Critical Raceneighborhoods they built, thosethem. Theory (CRT) argument. In response to these twoare facts, but whats incredibleIts a new day so why would schools of thought she goes on to state: and rarely ever paid attention towethreatenorcensorblack Theproblemwithcriticalracetheoryismuchis thefact that they built thembusinessesorwithdrawour deeper than that, though. It stems from a funda- in the first place!supportbecauseonethinks mental misunderstanding of the complexities of ourThese people had been slavesdifferently?Doesntthat socialandpoliticalrealities,reducingthemtoalessthan100yearspriorandsoundlikewhatwewere single factor: racism. But when it comes to how racenowtheyownedstoresthatfightingagainst50yrsago? cateredtoblackWe should celebrate, commu-folks that thewhitenicateandlisteninsteadof folkswouldnt,andostracizing and dividing.As prospered.TheUSChristians we should support GovtostracizedandLinda Short each other with brotherly love allowedtheannihi- and genuine godly affection.Let me be clear: I am well awarelationoftheblackas a result keep us inCRTseekstodivideand spirit, but we yet and still survived. CRTthe stagnant pool of unfor-of the atrocities wrought againstdoesnt recognize/focus on the achieve- giveness and pain, where nothing grows but pond mentsofourinventors,blackmillion- scum,whichwevehadenoughoftolastseveral black Americans, but at someaires, and the black upper/middle classlifetimes.We are more prosperous as a race now thatexistednortheblackacademicand have more opportunities available to us than point we have to come togetherleadersandentrepreneurs-insteaditever before.the opposers of CRT are not wantstoindoctrinatewhitechildrenMake no mistake, with stories of their ancestors brutality and move forward! Division andand hatred etc. sayingforgetordownplaythepast.Weresaying lookaheadandlearnfromthemistakesofthe separation do nothing but begetLetmebeclear:Iamwellawareofpast. Look forward to a future where everyone is theatrocitieswroughtagainstblackaccepted for what they contribute to the betterment more of the same. Americans, but at some point we haveof society.tocometogetherandmoveforward!Someone asked Morgan Freeman how do you get Division and separation do nothing butrid of racism, he answered- stop talking about it. beget more of the same. What happens when you stop calling attention to Icanunderstandthepriorgenera- something? It withers into obscurity.tions'mistrustandneedforactivism BODY OF CHRIST NEWS SEMPTEMBER 2021 5"