Dupage Policy Journal

Radio host Ty Smith is determined not to be silenced when it comes to his opposition to critical race theory (CRT).

Smith recently appeared on Fox Business Channel, where he laughed off criticism and resistance to his position.

The black Illinois father first made his feelings known during a local school board meeting where he argued he stands as the antithesis of what CRT supporters argue makes such curriculum  necessary.  

“The very type of person that they were talking about, that was down, and suppressed, and oppressed, and … disproportionate, and for me to be able to come out of that, to work my way through school to get where I am, I just call BS on it – it’s nonsense,” Smith charged. “How do I have two medical degrees if I’m sitting here oppressed?”

At the District 87 School Board meeting, Smith raised concerns that he fears the teachings will do more harm than good, especially where the minds of young, impressionable students are concerned.

“How to dislike each other, that’s pretty much all it's going to come down to,” Smith said in a video posted to You Tube. “You’re going to deliberately teach kids this white kid got it better than you because he’s white. You’re going to purposely tell a white kid all the black people are down and oppressed. How do I have two medical degrees if I’m sitting here oppressed? No mom, no dad in the house, I worked my way through college.”

Smith has been a vocal CRT critic, previously blasting the concept of a race-based curriculum as a "bunch of nonsense" and a harmful view of the world to convey to young children.

The issue of critical race theory has sparked a national debate about the role of teaching about race and racism in school districts.