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Ibram X. Kendi

2019 Guggenheim Fellow
National Book Award–winner, Stamped From The Beginning
New York Times Best Selling Author

Author of

  • Antiracist Baby (Kokila, 2020)

  • Good Night Racism (Kokila, 2021)
    With Jason Reynolds: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning (Little Brown Books For Young Readers, 2020)

  • How To Be A (Young) Antiracist (Kokila, 2023)

  • The (Young) Antiracist's Workbook: Questions for Changemakers (One World; Workbook edition, 2023)


Ibram X. Kendi is Professor of History and International Relations and the Founding Director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University in Washington, DC. He is an ideas columnist at The Atlantic. His second book, STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING: THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF RACIST IDEAS IN AMERICA, won the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Kendi is also the award-winning author of THE BLACK CAMPUS MOVEMENT. He has published numerous essays in journals and periodicals, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, The Huffington Post, and The Root.

Ibram 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, 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. Ibram earned his undergraduate degrees from Florida A&M University, and his doctorate from Temple University.

Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / IbramXKendi.com

 

Books by Ibram

The (Young) Antiracist's Workbook: Questions for Changemakers (One World; Workbook edition, 2023)

Antiracism is not a destination but a journey—one that takes deliberate, consistent work. Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism has changed the way we talk about race, equality, and justice in America, pointing us toward new ways of thinking about ourselves and our society. Young people must be included in conversations on race, which is why Dr. Kendi has created this workbook with bestselling YA author Nic Stone for readers age twelve and up.

Reflection questions include:

  • Have you ever tried to change something about yourself to fit in? Did it work? Why or why not?

  • How does the word racist feel when you hear or say it? Is it a weapon or a descriptor? Why?

  • Why is empathy an important tool for any antiracist's toolbox?

Whether or not you've read How to Be a (Young) Antiracist, this workbook offers the opportunity to reflect on your personal commitment to antiracism and is a log of your journey toward a better future.

 

How To Be A (Young) Antiracist (Kokila, 2023)

The New York Times bestseller How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi is shaping the way a generation thinks about race and racism. How to be a (Young) Antiracist is a dynamic reframing of the concepts shared in the adult book, with young adulthood front and center. Aimed at readers 12 and up, and co-authored by award-winning children's book author Nic Stone, How to be a (Young) Antiracist empowers teen readers to help create a more just society. Antiracism is a journey--and now young adults will have a map to carve their own path. Kendi and Stone have revised this work to provide anecdotes and data that speaks directly to the experiences and concerns of younger readers, encouraging them to think critically and build a more equitable world in doing so.

 

Goodnight Racism (Kokila, 2022)

As children all over the world get ready for bed, the moon watches over them. The moon knows that when we sleep, we dream. And when we dream, we imagine what is possible and what the world can be.
 
With dynamic, imaginative art and poetic prose, Goodnight Racism delivers important messages about antiracism, justice, and equality in an easy-to-read format that empowers readers both big and small. Goodnight Racism gives children the language to dream of a better world and is the perfect book to add to their social justice toolkit.

PRAISE

“A lovely goodnight prayer for children.” — San Francisco Book Review

“An inspiring read to help realize dreams for a better future for all.” — Kirkus Reviews

“In simple, affirming prose, Kendi’s call is a socially responsible send-off to sweeter dreams.” 

— Publisher's Weekly

 

Antiracist Baby (Kokila, 2020)

Take your first steps with Antiracist Baby! Or rather, follow Antiracist Baby‘s nine easy steps for building a more equitable world.

With bold art and thoughtful yet playful text, Antiracist Baby introduces the youngest readers and the grown-ups in their lives to the concept and power of antiracism. Providing the language necessary to begin critical conversations at the earliest age, Antiracist Baby is the perfect gift for readers of all ages dedicated to forming a just society.

PRAISE

“Antiracist Baby gives a new generation the language they need to help create a more just world.” — Samantha Grindell (Insider)

“[Kendi’s] succinct, impactful prose makes for an accessible guide to anti-racism for everyone.” — School Library Journal (starred review)

“Boldly outlined, inclusive illustrations by Lukashevsky complement the text by showing a world populated by people of various skin tones, sizes, identities and orientations, religions, and abilities….[A] mindful companion for families striving together toward a more equitable future.” — Publisher Weekly

 

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2020)

This is NOT a history book.
This is a book about the here and now.
A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.
A book about race.

The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. This remarkable reimagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning reveals the history of racist ideas in America, and inspires hope for an antiracist future. It takes you on a race journey from then to now, shows you why we feel how we feel, and why the poison of racism lingers. It also proves that while racist ideas have always been easy to fabricate and distribute, they can also be discredited.

Through a gripping, fast-paced, and energizing narrative written by beloved award-winner Jason Reynolds, this book shines a light on the many insidious forms of racist ideas--and on ways readers can identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their daily lives.

PRAISE

“Readers who want to truly understand how deeply embedded racism is in the very fabric of the U.S., its history, and its systems will come away educated and enlightened. Worthy of inclusion in every home and in curricula and libraries everywhere. Impressive and much needed.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Reynolds (Look Both Ways) lends his signature flair to remixing Kendi’s award-winning Stamped from the Beginning...Told impressively economically, loaded with historical details that connect clearly to current experiences, and bolstered with suggested reading and listening selected specifically for young readers, Kendi and Reynolds’s volume is essential, meaningfully accessible reading.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“An amazingly timely and stunningly accessible manifesto for young people....At times funny, at times somber but always packed with relevant information that is at once thoughtful and spot-on, Stamped is the book I wish I had as a young person and am so grateful my own children have now.” — Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming