Be Antiracist : A Journal for Awareness, Reflection and Action

Published 01/01/2001 | Paperback / softback,
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Being antiracist is not something you are. It is something we

do.

In his global, game-changing bestseller How To Be An Antiracist Ibram X.

Kendi, director of the Centre for Antiracist Research at Boston University,

showed that when it comes to racism, neutrality is not an option: until we

become part of the solution, we can only be part of the problem. Crucially,

it requires ‘persistent self-awareness, constant self-criticism and regular

self-examination’.

In this workbook he uses his extraordinary gifts as a teacher to provide

the reader with a series of activities, exercises and reflections to help

them do this vital work, to cultivate an instinctive awareness of racism in

all its forms and to take the action necessary to promote racial equity in

the world around them.

He asks us to reflect on our thinking around race through prompts including

‘Describe the most racist moment of your life,’, ‘Have you ever been hesitant

to use the R-word? Why?’ and ‘What does resistance mean to you?’ helping us

understand that the heartbeat of anti-racism is confession. It is

self-reflection.

The heart of racism is denial. It is refusing to self-reflect.

‘Transformative and revolutionary’ Robin DiAngelo, bestselling author of White Fragility

‘Gives us the tools to make changes in our own life and society’ June

Sarpong