Your School's Ethnic Studies Curriculum Might Be More Radical Than You Think - Monica Harris Explains Why

About this episode

Monica Harris discusses the divisive nature of ethnic studies and DEI programs in education and offers insights on a unifying alternative curriculum.

Monica Harris is the Executive Director of FAIR For All , a Harvard Law graduate, former Hollywood executive, and author of The Illusion of Division . Monica explains how her experience as a gay Black woman in Hollywood and then in "flyover country" shattered many elite narratives about America. She describes why she believes much of our current polarization is manufactured by media and political interests , and how identity-based frameworks like liberated ethnic studies and DEI are deepening division rather than healing it. We dig into the following: Why "Liberated Ethnic Studies" is dividing students, not uniting them How modern DEI programs drifted far from genuine civil rights principles Why identity-based teaching harms kids socially and emotionally The catastrophic decline in civic education—and why it matters now more than ever How the American Experience curriculum offers a unifying alternative What parents MUST know about what's being taught in classrooms today This conversation is a must-listen for parents, educators, and anyone concerned about polarization, education, and the future of democracy . Resources & Links FAIR For All: https://fairforall.org Monica's Substack…

People in this episode

Guest: Monica Harris

Topics covered

• Ethnic Studies
• DEI
• Civic Education
• Polarization
• Identity Politics

Keywords

• education
• media
• politics
• social issues
• democracy

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Illusion of Division

Books & works: The Illusion of Division, The Ilusion of Division, Inside the American Experience

Places: Hollywood, America, California, Harvard, Montana, Oregon

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