Antiracist Baby

Antiracist Baby
AuthorIbram X. Kendi
IllustratorAshley Lukashevsky
Cover artistAshley Lukashevsky
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book
Published2020
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages24
ISBN978-0-593-11041-6
OCLC1162520080

Antiracist Baby is a 2020 children's book written by Ibram X. Kendi and illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky. The book, inspired by the author's four-year-old daughter,[1] was conceived as a tool for discussing racism with young children.[2][3] The book proposes nine steps for discussing racism, with the ultimate goal of teaching children to be antiracist.[4][5] The book states that "Antiracist Baby is bred not born. Antiracist Baby is raised to make society transform" and that a choice is necessary: "babies are taught to be racist or antiracist—there's no neutrality."[6]

  1. ^ Kaplan, Erin Aubry (5 June 2020). "'Antiracist Baby' helps educate infants about racism. Author Ibram X. Kendi explains how". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ Morris, Natalie (22 April 2021). "Antiracist Baby: The picture book teaching toddlers about racism". Metro.
  3. ^ Walsh, Colleen (July 24, 2020). "Teaching children to be antiracist". The Harvard Gazette. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Parker-Pope, Tara (24 June 2020). "How to Raise an Anti-Racist Kid". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Storey, Celia (15 June 2020). "READ TO ME: Antiracist Baby is a best-seller". Arkansas Online.
  6. ^ Rosen, Christine (14 September 2020). "You Will Be Re-Educated". Commentary Magazine.