The World Economic Forum came under fire online, being accused of promoting “divisive” propaganda after it released an explainer pushing critical race theory along with an accompanying essay describing racism as “persistent and prevalent” everywhere.
Against the backdrop of classrooms and racial protests, the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) video published on Tuesday begins by asking what critical race theory (CRT) is and why it’s “so controversial.”
CRT supporters say “it’s a way to understand and tackle racial inequality,” the video explains, while opponents say it “does the opposite.”
This is what you need to know about critical race theory.
Learn more about racial equality: https://t.co/aNh1BmXuyi pic.twitter.com/R0eAn4P7lJ
— World Economic Forum (@wef) February 8, 2022
The nearly two-minute clip defines CRT as a theory “first developed by US…
