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How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

15 reviews

jerbarger's review against another edition

4.75

challenging hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

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This book is well put together in the way Dr. Kendi is able to concisely explain history, how it applies to today, and also interweave his own story and  how he learned these things  (this  humanizes him too, and shows he’s made mistakes, which helps readers be more open to it themselves. Def not preachy even though it could have been!). I would say the only thing that could have improved is more actionable steps on how to be antiracist. I understand we need to work to dismantle racist power, but how do we actually do that? It’s not working so far, and it feels like things have only gotten worse since this book was published. I definitely learned a lot, don’t get me wrong, I just wish I learned how to be antiracist and not just think like one. But maybe that’s the first step??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racism, Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Classism

Minor: Fatphobia, Genocide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Deportation, Pandemic/Epidemic

b3ck3tt's review against another edition

5.0

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Transphobia

Minor: Cancer, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder

tetedump's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Murder

ballher's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism

Moderate: Violence, Police brutality

Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder

amy_q13's review against another edition

5.0

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Classism

Minor: Infertility, Murder, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

4.0

challenging informative reflective

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Murder, Colonisation, Classism

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

5.0

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Murder, Colonisation, Classism

timothy_wright's review against another edition

4.75

challenging informative sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Cancer, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder

anniereads221's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

brookey8888's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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I found this very interesting and thought provoking. I learned a lot. That being said I don’t know if I fully agree with some of the things mentioned. I am a white person and I don’t think you can be fully racist towards white people(obviously you can be hateful and mean), but I do think that will turn people off from reading this book because people don’t believe that. I do think it was interesting and I understand why he said that. Know this isn’t really a how to guide on how to be anti racist, it’s more of a here’s things that are racist and then what is considered anti racist. So if you listen to that you will learn how to be more anti racist. I do recommend this because I did learn a lot and I think it would benefit people to read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Murder