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Dallas thinkers assess critical race theory As debate rages across the nation, some local observers note those who talk loudly but understand little about CRT. Parents voiced their concerns about critical race theory being taught in schools during a Plano ISD board meeting in May.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) Allow me to weigh in on the incendiary debate about critical race theory, also known as CRT. Yes, I know. I stand to lose a lot of friends. But here goes. CRT is not easily explained or understood. The confusion is a big part of the problem. The debate’s pro and con sides have drawn a...

Sculptor Edward Dwight said he created the art at John Hope Franklin Park to invite curiosity about the Tulsa Race Massacre.

Symbolizing Black Wall Street losses What happened in 1921 Tulsa when a Black man named Dick Rowland entered an elevator where a white woman was serving as elevator operator? Why did the Black residents of Tulsa's thriving Greenwood District become the target of angry white mobs, resulting in one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history? Plenty of Americans have sought out answers about the massacre that was kept out of history books for decades. Dwight said he was one of the people who hungered for Black history because he grew up without knowledge of such things and didn't...

Retired Dallas Educator Working to Ensure Black History is Complete History Laura Harris © Provided by NBC Dallas Robert Edison leading a protest on the campus of Oklahoma Christian University with the Black Student Union related to Black Lives Matter Robert Edison spent 40 years of his life in education. He was hired by the Dallas Independent School District in 1971 to teach social studies at Skyline High School. “I was given the opportunity to teach ethnic studies courses and continued to promote and preserve the histories of minorities throughout my teaching career,”...