How To Raise an Antiracist

Author Ibram X. Kendi
Narrator Ibram X. Kendi
Publisher Random House
Publish Date 7 July 2022
Run Time 6 hours and 47 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Age groups and generations, Biography and non-fiction prose, Child care and upbringing: advice for parents, Colonialism and imperialism, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Family and health, History, Human rights, civil rights, Migration, immigration and emigration, Political activism, Politics and government, Popular psychology, Racism and racial discrimination, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Social and cultural history, Social and political philosophy, Social theory, Society and Social Sciences, True stories of survival of abuse and injustice.

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A ground-breaking argument about children, racism and how to build the antiracist society of the future - from the author of the million-copy global bestseller How To Be an Antiracist

*A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*

'One of the pre-eminent intellectuals on race' OWEN JONES

How do kids think about race? How are they affected by it? At what age should we talk to them about racism? What is the best way to do that? How can we raise our children to be antiracist?

In this inspiring and deeply personal investigation, Ibram X. Kendi explains how to safeguard our children from racism and how we can all participate in fostering a new generation of antiracists.

His essential and revolutionary insight is that our instinct to protect our children from racism by not talking about it is entirely wrong. Using the science of childhood development, illustrated with his own experiences as a father, he shows that only by teaching our children about the realities of racism from the youngest age can we truly protect them and build the antiracist society of the future.

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Praise for How To Be an Antiracist:

'One of the US's most respected scholars of race and history' Afua Hirsch, Guardian

'Transformative and revolutionary' Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility

'The most courageous book to date on the problem of race' The New York Times

© Ibram X. Kendi 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Critics Review

One of the US’s most respected scholars of race and history

Afua Hirsch

Our most trusted voice on antiracism reveals the critical role of parents, caregivers, and teachers in fostering either racist or antiracist attitudes in all children. Rendered intimate with stories from his own childhood and his parenting journey, Ibram X. Kendi once again lights the way. This book is as compassionate as it is cogent and timely

Julie Lythcott-Haims, New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult

Could hardly be more relevant … it feels like a light switch being flicked on

Owen Jones on How To Be an Antiracist

Transformative and revolutionary

Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility, on How To Be an Antiracist

Combines Kendi’s personal experience as a parent with his scholarly expertise in showing how racism affects every step of a child’s life … Like all his books, this one is accessible to everyone regardless of race or class. Read it.”

LA Times, "10 books to add to your reading list in June"

The most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind

The New York Times on How To Be an Antiracist

A must-read

June Sarpong, author of Diversify, on How To Be an Antiracist

So vital

Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race, on How To Be an Antiracist

Kendi lays out an antiracism plan for caregivers in this knockout combination of memoir and parenting guide… Kendi succeeds marvelously in connecting the personal to the systemic, showing how structural inequalities have personal costs-“Who knows how much potential racism has buried?” This will be an invaluable resource for any parent or teacher who want to set kids on the path to antiracism early

Publishers Weekly (starred review)

The National Book Award-winning author uses his own life to illustrate the need for anti-racist policy and practices in American schools and homes…The author’s vulnerability about his own parenting mistakes and schooling mishaps clarify racist structures with empathy, clarity, and hope for change… an excellent introduction to how racism impacts children across the life span. A useful anti-racist memoir about how anti-racism can make the world safer for all children

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