How to Be an Antiracist

Hardcover, 320 pages

Published July 11, 2019 by One World.

ISBN:
978-0-525-50928-8
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Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America--but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. In How to be an Antiracist, Kendi asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it.

In this book, Kendi weaves together an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society.

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an important, but not easy, read

5 stars

This is not an easy read, and it took me a long time to finish it, but I think it's important and undoubtedly sincere, charting the author's developing views on racism, and how to combat racism, in an autobiographical journey. I always worry the discussion will take place as if bigotry is only an issue with African Americans, but that isn't the case here - in fact the author points out that all prejudices reinforce each other (with particular attention to gender issues, spoiler alert- get used to the word intersectionality) and those who buy into them end up oppressing themselves.

A journey of ideas

5 stars

Dr. Kendi takes us on two parallel journeys. His own, through his own life and struggles, and that of our society which both end up in a place where antiracism and the policies that support it are in the forefront of his discourse. I loved this text. Like so many great texts it pulls together thoughts I already had and makes clearer the motivations behind them. We all are on a journey and I'm so happy I was able to get a peek into these.

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