How to Be an Antiracist

Author Ibram X. Kendi tells the story of his journey in life alongside the development of his ideas about antiracism. Kendi comes across as deeply honest, even sharing the times in his life when he felt racist toward white people, toward poor black people. I was struck with how his ideas changed as his life experiences changed.

Kendi is a careful writer, speaking thoughtfully about ideas, drawing upon his years of research into racism in America to come to his conclusions. It is painful to read about the injustices done to black people, but I'm glad to hear his story from his point of view. I feel like I haven't heard the stories of enough black people, and I think we need to hear many, many more.

From the book, I was most intrigued with what Kendi offers as the steps to becoming an antiracist:

Learn what racism is and how it evolved.Become aware of subtle racist ideas you might have been unknowingly supporting and weaken them.
*Start supporting antiracist rather than racist policies.