Episode Details

This week's guest, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, is the author of many highly acclaimed books including Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction. In 2020, Time magazine named Dr. Kendi one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Dr. Kendi was awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship, popularly known as the Genius Grant. His new book, released just this week, is How To Raise An Antiracist.

In this interview, Dr. Kendi explains:

• why caregivers cannot protect young people from racism by ignoring what’s happening to our children
• why teaching antiracism is the best way to protect our children from racism's harms
• why children have an easier time understanding these ideas than we might think
• how putting off conversations about race, or giving kids the message that racism is unmentionable, can make our children prey to more sinister messaging

It is never too early, or too late, to start raising our kids to be antiracist.

Get How To Raise An Antiracist in our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780593242537

and find out more on Dr. Kendi's website: https://ibramxkendi.com

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