"To be antiracist is to focus on ending the racism that shapes the mirages, not to ignore the mirages that shape peoples' lives."
As much textbook as narrative, "How to Be an Antiracist" weaves tales from the author's personal journey with an essential dissection of nomenclature and vocabulary.
"Racist ideas make people of color think less of themselves, which makes them more vulnerable to racist ideas. Racist ideas make White people think more of themselves, which further attracts them to racist ideas."
"This is the consistent function of racist ideas -- and of any kind of bigotry more broadly: to manipulate us into seeing people as the problem, instead of the policies that ensnare them."
Ibram X. Kendi is transparent about his own struggles with racism and his beliefs about it, which lends an element of personification to the book.
"Harmless White fun is Black lawlessness."
"How to Be an Antiracist" is an essential exploration of alternating progress and regression in the area of race in the United States and beyond.
"Every policy in every institution in every community in every nation is producing or sustaining either racial inequity or equity between racial groups."
This intensely researched book seeks to establish a baseline of understanding and shared knowledge in hopes of facilitating vulnerable and honest conversations about where to go from here.
"The history of racist ideas is the history of powerful policymakers erecting racist policies out of self-interest, then producing racist ideas to defend and rationalize the inequitable effects of their policies, while everyday people consume those racist ideas, which in turn sparks ignorance and hate."
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