How To Raise an Antiracist

One of the US’s most respected scholars of race and history – Afua HirschOur most trusted voice on antiracism reveals the critical role of parents, caregivers, and teachers in fostering either racist or antiracist attitudes in all children. Rendered intimate with stories from his own childhood and his parenting journey, Ibram X. Kendi once again lights the way. This book is as compassionate as it is cogent and timely – Julie Lythcott-Haims, New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an AdultCould hardly be more relevant … it feels like a light switch being flicked on – Owen Jones on How To Be an AntiracistTransformative and revolutionary – Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility, on How To Be an AntiracistCombines Kendi’s personal experience as a parent with his scholarly expertise in showing how racism affects every step of a child’s life … Like all his books, this one is accessible to everyone regardless of race or class. Read it.” * LA Times, “10 books to add to your reading list in June” *The most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind * The New York Times on How To Be an Antiracist *A must-read – June Sarpong, author of Diversify, on How To Be an AntiracistSo vital – Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race, on How To Be an AntiracistKendi lays out an antiracism plan for caregivers in this knockout combination of memoir and parenting guide… Kendi succeeds marvelously in connecting the personal to the systemic, showing how structural inequalities have personal costs-“Who knows how much potential racism has buried?” This will be an invaluable resource for any parent or teacher who want to set kids on the path to antiracism early * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *The National Book Award-winning author uses his own life to illustrate the need for anti-racist policy and practices in American schools and homes…The author’s vulnerability about his own parenting mistakes and schooling mishaps clarify racist structures with empathy, clarity, and hope for change… an excellent introduction to how racism impacts children across the life span. A useful anti-racist memoir about how anti-racism can make the world safer for all children * Kirkus *

Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is the author of many books including Stamped from the Beginning- The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, and three #1 New York Times bestsellers, How to Be an Antiracist, which was also a Sunday Times bestseller; Stamped- Racism, Antiracism, and You, co-authored with Jason Reynolds; and Antiracist Baby, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky. In 2020, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.