How to Be an Antiracist

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9 audio discs (approximately 10 hr., 44 min.) : 4 3/4 in.

Published Aug. 11, 2020 by Random House Audio.

ISBN:
978-0-593-39570-7
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""The only way to undo racism is to consistently identify and describe it -- and then dismantle it." 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 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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reviewed How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

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.

Subjects

  • Social sciences > Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology > Groups of people > Ethnic and national groups ; racism, multiculturalism > General > Biography And History > North America > United States
  • Social Sciene
  • Civil Rights
  • Relations between the sexes, sexualities, love
  • Culture and Institutions
  • Civil and political rights
  • Elements in the population
  • Positivism
  • Communities. Classes. Races
  • Schools of Legal Theory

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