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'Stamped From the Beginning' is a sharp look at the history of anti-Black racism

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'Stamped From the Beginning' is a sharp look at the history of anti-Black racism

November 20, 2023 • Professor Ibram X. Kendi's documentary kicks off with a provocative question: What is wrong with Black people?

Venture Aims To 'Resurrect And Reimagine' Anti-Slavery Newspaper For The 21st Century

Author, professor and anti-racism activist Ibram X. Kendi, pictured in Sept. 2019, is one of the co-founders of The Emancipator. The new publication is the result of a partnership between Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, which Kendi leads, and The Boston Globe newspaper. Michael A. McCoy/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption

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Venture Aims To 'Resurrect And Reimagine' Anti-Slavery Newspaper For The 21st Century

March 16, 2021 • The Boston Globe and Boston University Center for Antiracist Research are launching The Emancipator, a news platform named after a 19th century abolitionist newspaper and dedicated to racial justice.

Ibram X. Kendi Says No One Is 'Not Racist.' So What Should We Do?

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Ibram X. Kendi Says No One Is 'Not Racist.' So What Should We Do?

August 15, 2019 • His new book How To Be Antiracist is a manual to follow; the author writes that "being an antiracist requires persistent self-awareness, constant self-criticism, and regular self-examination."

Colson Whitehead, Rep. John Lewis Among National Book Award Winners

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Colson Whitehead, Rep. John Lewis Among National Book Award Winners

November 16, 2016 • Six writers emerged with the literary prize: Whitehead in fiction; Ibram X. Kendi in nonfiction; Daniel Borzutzky in poetry; and Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell in young people's literature.

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