Kendi changed his middle name to Xolani, a Xhosa and Zulu word for "peace". [11][8] Kendi has said that he decided to drop Henry, the middle name he was given at birth, after learn

Mar 17, 2026 · Ibram X. Kendi is an American author, historian, and activist who studies and writes about racism and anti-racism in the United States. Through his books and speech

Jan 30, 2025 · Ibram X. Kendi is a contributing writer at The Atlantic; and Mellon Professor and Director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. Kendi is also th

Mar 18, 2026 · Historian and best-selling author Ibram X. Kendi said he launched his new book in Minneapolis, ahead of its official March 17 release, after the surge of federal im

Dr. Kendi’s first book, The Black Campus Movement: A History of Black Student Activism, chronicles antiracist organizing among Black students at historically Black and White coll

Jul 23, 2025 · At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, Kendi became one of the leading voices on racism in America—and particularly what he described as antiracism.

In “How to Be an Antiracist,” the scholar Ibram X. Kendi scrutinizes himself and the rest of us for lessons on how to eradicate the scourge of racism. By Jeffrey C. Stewart

Mar 18, 2023 · Kendi, is currently a professor at Boston University and founding director of its Center for Antiracist Research. He recently talked to CNN following the release of

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is one of the world’s foremost historians and leading antiracist scholars. His books have been translated into multiple languages and republished throughout th

Apr 7, 2026 · Dr. Kendi’s groundbreaking body of accessible scholarship has profoundly influenced contemporary discourse on racism. He is the author of sixteen books, including