How to Be an Antiracist

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó From the National Book AwardΓÇôwinning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes a ΓÇ£groundbreakingΓÇ¥ (Time) approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our societyΓÇöand in ourselves. ΓÇ£The most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöThe New York Times ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARΓÇöThe New York Times Book Review,TimeNPRThe Washington PostShelf AwarenessLibrary JournalPublishers WeeklyKirkus Reviews Antiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racismΓÇöandeven more fundamentallypoints us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. At its coreracism is a powerful system that creates false hierarchies of human value; its warped logic extends beyond racefrom the way we regard people of different ethnicities or skin colors to the way we treat people of different sexesgender identitiesand body types. Racism intersects with class and culture and geography and even changes the way we see and value ourselves. In How to Be an AntiracistKendi takes readers through a widening circle of antiracist ideasΓÇöfrom the most basic concepts to visionary possibilitiesΓÇöthat will help readers see all forms of racism clearlyunderstand their poisonous consequencesand work to oppose them in our systems and in ourselves. Kendi weaves an electrifying combination of ethicshistorylawand science with his own personal story of awakening to antiracism. This is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond the awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a just and equitable society.