Ibram X. Kendi
Author of "How to Be an Antiracist" | Professor at Boston University
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Ibram X. Kendi directs the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research and wrote the New York Times bestseller "How to Be an Antiracist.
" His book "Stamped from the Beginning" won the National Book Award for Nonfiction. Named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People, Ibram's work reframes conversations about race—moving from passive non-racism to active antiracism.
His keynotes challenge organizations to examine policies and practices rather than individual attitudes, providing frameworks for institutional change.
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The difference between being "not racist" and antiracist
There is no such thing as being "not racist," says author and historian Ibram X. Kendi. In this vital conversation, he defines the transformative concept of antiracism to help us more clearly recognize, take responsibility for and reject prejudices in our public policies, workplaces and personal beliefs. Learn how you can actively use this awareness to uproot injustice and inequality in the world -- and replace it with love. (This virtual interview, hosted by TED's current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers and speaker development curator Cloe Shasha, was recorded June 9, 2020.)
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