This article analyzes the place of race in the social work discourse. A review of the literature shows that racial issues are addressed through four trends: interculturalism, inequality analysis, anti-racist intervention practices, and intersectionality and anti-oppression. Nevertheless, these trends have failed to make race an object of critical analysis in social work. Making use of Foucault’s discursive theories, this paper argues that Critical Race Theory can provide several avenues of reflection for engaging in anti-racist and decolonial social work.