How to Be an Antiracist

Author: Ibram X. Kendi

Genre: Nonfiction, Social Justice

Publication Date: 2019

Introduction

In How to Be an Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi traces the evolution in his thinking about the causes and effects of racism in America. As a teenager, he believed the stereotypes about African Americans, which defined them as inferior to white Americans. Kendi comes to understand that it isn’t the stereotypes that result in the oppressive racial inequities Black people face in their lives. Over time, Kendi comes to believe that it’s racist policies that cause these inequities; the stereotypes exist to justify the racist policies. Kendi asserts that for racism to be overthrown, Americans must embrace antiracism. An antiracist fights for and supports policies that create equity for all people in every sphere of life. Kendi insists that anyone claiming to be “not racist” is a racist if they don’t support antiracist policies. He examines the racist policies that underpin inequities in many aspects of life and describes how he learned to be an antiracist who actively opposes racist policies.

bartleby write.
Proofread first!
Meet your new favorite all-in-one writing tool!
Easily correct or dismiss spelling & grammar errors and learn to format citations correctly. Check your paper before you turn it in.
bartleby write.
Proofread first!
Meet your new favorite all-in-one writing tool!
Easily correct or dismiss spelling & grammar errors and learn to format citations correctly. Check your paper before you turn it in.
bartleby write.
Meet your new favorite all-in-one writing tool!Easily correct or dismiss spelling & grammar errors and learn to format citations correctly. Check your paper before you turn it in.

Essay Samples

Insightful Essays for Students

Browse Popular Homework Q&A

Find answers to questions asked by students like you.
Q: None
Q: You will be paying $8,600 a year in tuition expenses at the end of the next two years. Bonds…
Q: None
Q: None
Q: 3. A firm has fixed cost of $90.00 and variable costs as indicated in the table below. Complete the…
Q: Economically efficient outcomes: Ohold the possibility of making everyone better off. will make…
Q: OUTPUT OF TANKS Graph 2.1 PPC2 PPC1 OUTPUT OF AUTOMOBILES Bulgaria's production possibilities curve…
Q: 31 The following information relates to the defined benefit pension plan of Wendy Corporation for…
Q: Solve
Q: 4. For the following problem v(t) = 5 sin(200πt). If the RC time constant in the following circuit…
Q: Suppose that in the Moscow interbank market one ruble corresponds to 0.0135 euros and 1.5 yen, while…
Q: Steve, a super salesman contemplating retirement on his fifty-fifth birthday, decides to create a…
Q: X Find the centroid (x, y) of the area between the function and the y-axis from y = 0 to y = 3.3,…
Q: Assume that the per-worker production function is yt =2kt 0.3. The saving, depreciation and…
Q: 31 The following information relates to the defined benefit pension plan of Wendy Corporation for…
Q: You are the owner of a local Honda dealership. Unlike other dealerships in the area, you take pride…
Q: Problem 10-2 Declan Company issues a $120,000 on 12/31/X0, 10%, bond that matures in 3 years.…
Q: None
Q: None
Q: Question 1 (1 point) An electrochemical cell is set up with a Cu(s)|Cu(NO3)2(aq) electrode (E° red =…
Q: By-product; net realizable value method Weinberg Canning produces fillet, smoked salmon, and salmon…
Q: None