Diversity And Inclusion Consultant Weighs In
On Debates Around Race & Education
If you have been following the
recent heated debates on critical
race theory in the educational
curriculum you will have noticed
the deep well of pain and blame
on both sides.
That’s why Buki Mosaku, a diversity and
inclusion business consultant based in London,
has released a new article focused on the place
of teaching race theory in schools across the
United States and Australia. With his empathetic
focus, he is advocating a new path to healing the
wounds of the past.
The release of the article coincides with
the heated discussion that has been
taking place in recent months - as
broadcast widely on global news
institutions like CNN and The Guardian -
regarding the practice of critical race
theory education in schools.
With his article, titled ‘Critical
Race Theory in Schools: A Red
Rag to a Bull or Inclusive?’, Buki
Mosaku lends his expertise to
this difficult and polarising
conversation.
In particular, as the conservative governments
of countries like Australia have moved to
exclude critical race theory from the national
curriculum, Mosaku suggests that there is a
new approach to traversing this difficult terrain,
one which upholds a shared understanding of
the past.
Based on his wealth of experience in the field of
inclusion, his latest article advocates for an
educational method that informs students about
the realities of both past and present structural
inequalities whilst encouraging critical thinking
regarding the broader nature of the human
condition.
As Mosaku said astutely of the
issue, "What matters here, as
elsewhere, is clarity void of
political interests and the
collective guilt and pain
associated with most inclusion
initiatives."
Mosaku offers strategies for schools
to more effectively tackle problems
of bias and discrimination at an
individual level and suggests ways
that young students can be
empowered with bias navigation
skills.
He believes that while the past
cannot be changed, it can be
learned from, and that this
conversation provides another
opportunity for policy makers to
meaningfully benefit young
people’s futures.
More of Mosaku’s
characteristically thoughtful work
can also be found in his upcoming
book titled ‘I Don’t Understand? A
Practical Guide To Navigating
Bias In The Workplace’.
Go the website in the
description to find out
more.