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Critical Race Theory Training Is Antithetical to Freedom, Says Whistleblower

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Critical Race Theory Training Is Antithetical to Freedom, Says Whistleblower
Former Smith College employee Jodi Shaw. Chicheng Chiou/The Epoch Times
Jan Jekielek
Jeff Minick
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“When it was my turn, I said, ‘I’m not comfortable discussing my race here,'“ whistleblower Jodi Shaw said. ”The facilitator said, ‘Any white person who displays discomfort or distress when asked to discuss their race is not actually feeling distress. What they’re exhibiting is a power play, and that is white fragility.’”

In a recent episode of EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek sits down with Jodi Shaw, who has become an influential figure in the growing movement opposing training based on critical race theory, in academia and beyond. She made waves when she started speaking out in 2019 about the increasing illiberalism she saw at her then-employer and alma mater, Smith College, in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”
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