Donovan Mitchell, star of the NBA’s Utah Jazz, reportedly took issue with a nonbinding resolution from the Utah Legislature condemning critical race theory, and he is looking to meet with lawmakers to discuss the issue.
Mitchell, 24, was troubled by a resolution passed by the Utah Legislature in May recommending that the controversial theory, which promotes the idea that the United States is fundamentally racist, not be taught in schools in the future.
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“It’s unfortunate that’s a conversation that’s had. I think the biggest thing, the part that I really stand for, is education — and being able to educate our children on racial history, I think, is huge,” Mitchell said in a recent interview. “So, when I tell a child that people were enslaved for 400 years, them understanding what that means is huge — understanding that there’s definitely discrimination in this country, there’s prejudice, there’s racism.”
Mitchell is working with the NBA’s Social Justice Coalition, which has aimed to encourage players to speak out and lobby politicians to push social justice causes. Mitchell said during the interview that he wouldn’t be opposed to taking the conversation offline and meeting with Utah legislators.
“It’s one thing to tweet it, and I’m gonna continue to tweet it, but being able to be on the phone and be on these calls with people who do know these things means being able to have an impact, myself,” Mitchell said.
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Republicans across the country have been slamming the progressive theory, which they argue encourages anti-white racism, that has been pushed in classrooms and corporations nationwide. Democrats, on the other hand, have openly supported the teaching and suggested that opposition to critical race theory is “rooted in racism.”
