Critical Race Theory
A) Critical Race Theory is a collection of activists and scholars who are interested in
studying and changing the relationships of race, racism, and power. The theory also sees
race as central to the law and policy of the United States, it dares to look beyond the
popular belief that getting rid of racism means simply getting rid of ignorance or
encouraging everyone to “get along”. (Delgado, Stefanic xx)
B) The five parts of the CRT are 1) Racism is ordinary, not aberrational 2) Interest
Convergence, also called material determinism. 3) The “social construction” thesis
4) Attention to the ways dominant society racializes different minority groups at
different time, in response to a changing labor market that needs physical labor at low
costs. 5) The final part to the CRT is the voice-of-color thesis the presumed competence
to speak about race and racism. (Delgado, Stefanic 7-9)
C) This theory contributes different components from the real world in order to help scholars
stop and critically think about how racism and race effect the power dynamics of
society. For instance, the theory adds the intricacies of the market into how the dominant
society chooses to value people because of the “menial” labor these groups of people do.
Typically, being from immigrant and minority-based backgrounds these workers are then
burdened by the view of the rest of society because of how they needed to provide for
their families. (Delgado, Stefanic 7-8)
D) Theory is the speculation of scholars with no evidence, but the praxis is the speculation
of the scholars based in experiences and practical reasoning. They are almost the same,
but praxis has supporting evidence based on real world experiences. (Lecture)
E) The Importance of a theory to be apart of a grounded solution is so that it can be
applicable to the real world with examples being the reality of the oppressed. So that
people who reject the theory cannot counter it with rhetoric that portrays the theory in a
negative manner.