Now, scholars like Robin D. G. Kelley are working to level the playing field against the moneyed political interests behind the attacks. Ron DeSantis announced new legislation that allows parents to sue schools for teaching critical race theory. History professor Robin D. G. Kelley is all too familiar with the sort of contradictory statements like those DeSantis spouted. Reflecting again on the ’80s, he says the attacks on ethnic studies, culture, and race didn’t only come from the Right. Going beyond defensive countermeasures against the right-wing attacks on CRT, such awards can help fund the study of histories of social justice movements that are thriving.