Critical Race Theory and the Black Radical Tradition: engaging with structural racism in education

Contributor(s): Professor Paul Warmington, Professor Sabina Vaught | In the context of a global uprising for racial justice and the expansion of movements such as #BlackLivesMatter, universities have the opportunity and obligation to address structural racism. In the UK the backlash to these efforts has been swift. In October of 2020, members of Parliament attacked Critical Race Theory (CRT) and any institution that teaches it. Since then, CRT has entered into popular conversation in relation to schooling in the UK. But what does CRT really say about education and schooling? What connection does CRT have to the #BlackLivesMatter movement and global Black radical traditions?
LSE EmbRace and LSE’s Eden Centre invite Sabina Vaught and Paul Warmington to engage in a dialogue on the topic of Critical Race Theory and education.
Meet our speakers and chair
Sabina Vaught is Professor and Inaugural Chair of the new Department of Teaching, Learning, and Leading in the School of Education at the