u003cbu003eu003ciu003eNEW YORK TIMESu003c/iu003e BESTSELLER • The book that every parent, caregiver, and teacher needs to raise the next generation of antiracist thinkers, from the author of u003ciu003eHow to Be an Antiracist u003c/iu003eand recipient of the MacArthur “Genius” Grant.u003c/bu003e u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003e“Kendi’s latest . . . combines his 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.”—u003ciu003eLos Angeles Timesu003c/iu003e (Book Club Pick)u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: u003ciu003ePopSugaru003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eThe tragedies and reckonings around racism that are rocking the country have created a specific crisis for parents, educators, and other caregivers: How do we talk to our children about racism? How do we teach children to be antiracist? How are kids at different ages experiencing race? How are racist structures impacting children? How can we inspire our children to avoid our mistakes, to be better, to make the world better? u003cbru003eu003cbru003eThese are the questions Ibram X. Kendi found himself avoiding as he anticipated the birth of his first child. Like most parents or parents-to-be, he felt the reflex to not talk to his child about racism, which he feared would stain her innocence and steal away her joy. But research and experience changed his mind, and he realized that raising his child to be antiracist would actually protect his child, and preserve her innocence and joy. He realized that teaching students about the reality of racism and the myth of race provides a protective education in our diverse and unequal world. He realized that building antiracist societies safeguards all children from the harms of racism. u003cbru003eu003cbru003eFollowing the accessible genre of his internationally bestselling u003ciu003eHow to Be an Antiracist, u003c/iu003eKendi combines a century of scientific research with a vulnerable and compelling personal narrative of his own journey as a parent and as a child in school. The chapters follow the stages of child development from pregnancy to toddler to schoolkid to teenager. It is never too early or late to start raising young people to be antiracist.
