Critical Race Theory

Conservative lawmakers across the nation are trying to ban critical race theory from school curricula—though many of those lawmakers openly admit they don’t really know what critical race theory is. They just know it’s somehow related to a notion that America is fundamentally racist. Eric Ruiz Bybee, a professor of education at Brigham Young University who studies critical race theory, explains what it is and why it’s a hot topic. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)