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How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
informative
I feel weird rating this, so I’m not going to. This was extremely informative and helped me better understand the differences between racism, racist, and antiracist.
I think this is important for everyone to read, as Ibram states that we all have biases that are engrained into us from an early age due to systemic racism.
I also thought the metaphor of racism being just like cancer was helpful in my understanding of it. It started with some little cells and rapidly grew from there.
I’d also like to note that I have had the physical book since it came out in 2019, but I find it easier to digest nonfiction books through audio, so I chose that format. The audio is slightly different from the 2019 hardcover, and the author discusses the changes he made throughout the book in the audio. He explains that he is always continuing to learn and grow, so some descriptions or wording was changed based on his new knowledge and changing of his biases.
I think this is important for everyone to read, as Ibram states that we all have biases that are engrained into us from an early age due to systemic racism.
I also thought the metaphor of racism being just like cancer was helpful in my understanding of it. It started with some little cells and rapidly grew from there.
I’d also like to note that I have had the physical book since it came out in 2019, but I find it easier to digest nonfiction books through audio, so I chose that format. The audio is slightly different from the 2019 hardcover, and the author discusses the changes he made throughout the book in the audio. He explains that he is always continuing to learn and grow, so some descriptions or wording was changed based on his new knowledge and changing of his biases.