Ibram X. Kendi | |
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| Born | Ibram Henry Rogers August 13, 1982 New York City, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Sadiqa Kendi (m. 2013) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Florida A&M University (BS) Temple University (MA, PhD) |
| Thesis | The Black Campus Movement: An Afrocentric Narrative History of the Struggle to Diversify Higher Education, 1965-1972 (2010) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ama Mazama |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | African-American studies |
| Sub-discipline | African-American history |
| Institutions | |
| Website | Official website |
Ibram Xolani Kendi (born Ibram Henry Rogers; August 13, 1982) is an American author, professor, anti-racist activist, and historian of race and discriminatory policy in the U.S.[1][2][3] He is author of books including Stamped from the Beginning, How to Be an Antiracist and Antiracist Baby. Kendi was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020.[4]
In July 2020, he founded the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University where he serves[update] as director,[5] having raised an initial funding of $55 million.[6] An internal investigation was launched into potential financial mismanagement of the center.[7] Kendi was cleared of financial mismanagement, but an audit regarding his leadership and the institute's culture continues.[8]
- ^ O'Neal, Lonnae (September 20, 2017). "Ibram Kendi, one of the nation's leading scholars of racism, says education and love are not the answer". Andscape. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (August 6, 2019). "Ibram X. Kendi Has a Cure for America's 'Metastatic Racism'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ Montgomery, David (October 14, 2019). "Historian Ibram X. Kendi has daring, novel ideas about the nature of racism — and how to fight it". The Washington Post Magazine. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ Sharpton, Al (September 22, 2020). "Ibram X. Kendi: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Ibram X. Kendi Joins the History Department at CAS". Boston University. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ Poser, Rachel (June 4, 2024). "Ibram X. Kendi Faces a Reckoning of His Own". The New York Times Magazine. New York, New York. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ Decosimo, David (September 28, 2023). "Opinion | How Ibram X. Kendi Broke Boston University". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Damiano, Mike (November 7, 2023). "Metro | Internal Boston University audit finds no financial mismanagement at Ibram Kendi's antiracist center, BU says". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 24, 2023.