A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism–and
antiracism–in America
This is NOT a history book.
This is a book about
the here and now.
A book to help us
better understand why we are where we are.
A book about race.
The construct of
race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics
that separate and silence. This remarkable reimagining of Dr. Ibram
X. Kendi’s National Book Award-winning Stamped from the
Beginning reveals the history of racist ideas in America, and
inspires hope for an antiracist future. It takes you on a race
journey from then to now, shows you why we feel how we feel, and why
the poison of racism lingers. It also proves that while racist ideas
have always been easy to fabricate and distribute, they can also be
discredited.
Through a gripping,
fast-paced, and energizing narrative written by beloved award-winner
Jason Reynolds, this book shines a light on the many insidious forms
of racist ideas–and on ways readers can identify and stamp out
racist thoughts in their daily lives.