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Ibram X. Kendi

Nascido: August 13, 1982 – New York City, New York, United States

Ibram X. Kendi is an American historian and public intellectual whose work examines racism, antiracism, and policy in the United States. He is best known for Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist; Stamped from the Beginning won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, helping expand his influence in public debate.

Biografia e Jornada do Autor

Born in 1982 to parents shaped by activist Christianity, Black liberation theology, and the afterlife of the Black Power era, Ibram X. Kendi spent his childhood in Jamaica, Queens, before his family moved in his high-school years to Manassas, Virginia. He entered Florida A&M University planning on a career in sports journalism, freelanced for Florida newspapers, and interned with USA Today Sports Weekly as well as newspaper sports desks in Mobile and Atlanta. That path shifted as he became more committed to racial-justice scholarship; he added African American studies to journalism, graduated in 2004, and completed a doctorate in African American studies at Temple University in 2010. ((https://www.ibramxkendi.com/bio?utm_source=openai))

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The very heartbeat of racism is denial
-Ibram X. Kendi: ‘The very heartbeat of racism is denial’
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When people say they’re not racist, they’re sharing the words that white supremacists use
-Ibram X. Kendi: ‘The very heartbeat of racism is denial’
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One of the most horrific racist ideas, especially for parents of Black children, is to know that Black children are treated like adults and Black adults are treated like children
-Ibram X. Kendi: ‘The very heartbeat of racism is denial’
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All Black people need—all anyone needs—are resources and opportunities
-Ibram X. Kendi: ‘The very heartbeat of racism is denial’
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Racist is not who you are, but what you’re saying in any given moment, what you’re doing
-Ibram X. Kendi: 'Racist' Is an Adjective, Not a Noun
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By contrast, to be antiracist is not just to recognize racial equality and fight for justice and equity, but you have to activate yourself consistently and constantly, in order to create that equality because in many places it doesn’t exist
-Ibram X. Kendi: 'Racist' Is an Adjective, Not a Noun
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There’s going to be positives and negatives, challenges and rewards, to being antiracist
-Ibram X. Kendi: 'Racist' Is an Adjective, Not a Noun
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Policy can be changed if you get the right people in place who have the right amount of courage and determination
-I Believe That Change Is Possible—Q&A with Ibram X. Kendi
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You have to believe change is possible in order to bring it about
-I Believe That Change Is Possible—Q&A with Ibram X. Kendi

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"Ibram X. Kendi is today’s visionary in the enduring struggle for racial justice"

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The New York Times

"Ibram X Kendi’s new book, written during Obama’s second term, places that moment within a broad and sobering historical context"

The Guardian

"Ibram X. Kendi is an American historian and writer drawing on an in-depth understanding of racist ideology"

MacArthur Foundation

"Our most trusted voice on antiracism ... Ibram X. Kendi once again lights the way"

Julie Lythcott-Haims

"Enter Ibram X. Kendi, a professor with a Jedi-like prowess for recognizing and neutralizing the racism pervading our society"

GQ

"The release of Ibram X. Kendi's new book, How To Be An Antiracist, couldn't come at a better time"

NPR

"Ibram X. Kendi’s work, through both his books and the Center for Antiracist Research, is vital in today’s sociopolitical climate"

Ijeoma Oluo

"We also turn to Ibram X. Kendi for his historical insight and deep understanding of the ongoing fight for social justice"

TIME

"Ibram X Kendi is one of America’s foremost historians and leading antiracist scholars"

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