Mississippi’s Black Senators walk out to protest critical race theory bill

Black legislators in Mississippi walked out in protest Friday (Jan. 21) and withheld their votes as the state Senate passed a bill that would ban schools from teaching critical race theory. The legislation, per CNN, does not mention or define critical race theory. It also does not mention any specific subject matter teachers should not discuss with students in class. The bill passed in the Senate by a vote of 32-2 after the Black lawmakers walked out. If signed into law, Senate Bill 2113 would forbid public schools in Mississippi from forcing students to agree “that any sex, race, ethnicity, religion or national origin is inherently superior or inferior.”