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How to Be an Antiracist

Ibram X. Kendi

What does it mean to be antiracist, and how do you tell racist ideas and policies from the rest, as the author does by testing each term on himself?

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Author
Ibram X. Kendi

Why read it

  • You will get plain definitions of racist ideas and policies, including the harm done by doing nothing
  • You will see that racism is about power and policy, not only private attitudes
  • You will be able to examine your own past views honestly, as the author does with his

Who it is for

  • Managers and teachers who want a clear way to talk about race
  • Readers confused by arguments over what racism means
  • Anyone ready to look hard at their own assumptions

Contents

  1. MY RACIST INTRODUCTION
  2. DEFINITIONS
  3. DUELING CONSCIOUSNESS
  4. POWER
  5. BIOLOGY
  6. ETHNICITY
  7. BODY
  8. CULTURE
  9. BEHAVIOR
  10. COLOR
  11. WHITE
  12. BLACK
  13. CLASS
  14. SPACE
  15. GENDER
  16. SEXUALITY
  17. FAILURE
  18. SUCCESS
  19. SURVIVAL

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