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The book that every parent, caregiver, and teacher needs to raise the next generation of antiracist thinkers, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an AntiracistThe tragedies and reckonings around racism that have rocked the country have created a specific crisis for parents and other caregivers: How do we talk to our children about it How do we raise our children to avoid repeating our racist history and the ongoing errors of the present While we do the work of dismantling racist behaviors in ourselves and the world around us, how do we raise our children to be antiracistsAfter he wrotethe National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning, readers asked Ibram Kendi, "How can I be antiracist" After he wrotethe bestsellers How to Be an Antiracist and Antiracist Baby, readers began asking a different question: "How do I raise an antiracist child"This is a questionDr.
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Ibram X. Kendi is a New York Times best-selling author and award-winning historian. He is Professor of History and International Relations and the Founding Director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. A frequent public speaker, Kendi specializes in the history of racism and antiracism. He is the author of STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which won the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction. He is also the author of the award-winning book, THE BLACK CAMPUS MOVEMENT. Kendi has written fourteen journal articles and book chapters, as well as numerous op-eds in periodicals like Black Perspectives, Salon, The New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Time, New York Daily News, The Huffington Post, and The Root.
Kendi has received research fellowships, grants, and visiting appointments from a variety of universities, foundations, professional associations, and libraries, including the American Historical Association, Library of Congress, National Academy of Education, Spencer Foundation, Lyndon B. Johnson Library & Museum, Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis, Brown University, Princeton University, Duke University, University of Chicago, and UCLA. Before entering academia, he trained and worked as a journalist. Kendi earned his undergraduate degrees from Florida A&M University, and his graduate degrees from Temple University. Kendi lives in Washington, DC.
