Mississippi Today higher education reporter Molly Minta joined MSNBC’s Last Word show on Feb. 4 to discuss her recent article featuring Mississippi’s only critical race theory course.

READ THE STORY: Inside Mississippi’s only class on critical race theory

As Mississippi Republican lawmakers push to ban critical race theory from being taught in the classroom, Minta featured Brittany Murphree, a Republican student who wrote a letter to lawmakers arguing that they had it wrong about the class.

Minta, a Florida native, covers higher education for Mississippi Today. She works in partnership with Open Campus, a nonprofit news organization focused on higher education. Prior to joining Mississippi Today, Molly worked for The Nation, The Appeal, and Mother Jones.

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Mississippi Today reporter discusses critical race theory article on MSNBC

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
February 5, 2022

<h1>Mississippi Today reporter discusses critical race theory article on MSNBC</h1> <p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />February 5, 2022</p> <p>Mississippi Today higher education reporter Molly Minta joined MSNBC's Last Word show on Feb. 4 to discuss her recent article featuring Mississippi's only critical race theory course.</p> <p><strong>READ THE STORY:</strong> <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/02/02/mississippi-only-critical-race-theory/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Inside Mississippi’s only class on critical race theory</a></p> <p>As Mississippi Republican lawmakers push to ban critical race theory from being taught in the classroom, Minta featured Brittany Murphree, a Republican student who wrote a letter to lawmakers arguing that they had it wrong about the class.</p> <p>Minta, a Florida native, covers higher education for Mississippi Today. She works in partnership with <a href="https://www.opencampusmedia.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Open Campus</a>, a nonprofit news organization focused on higher education. Prior to joining Mississippi Today, Molly worked for The Nation, The Appeal, and Mother Jones.</p> <p><strong>WATCH:</strong> <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/class-changes-student-s-mind-about-critical-race-theory-132496965835?playlist=mmlsnnd_3096433-nnd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Minta's full interview with MSNBC</a></p></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/02/05/molly-minta-mississippi-today-msnbc/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1023043&amp;ga3=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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