How to Be a Young Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi
How to Be a Young Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi
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How to Be a (Young) Antiracist

Author: Ibram X. Kendi, Nic Stone

Narrator: Nic Stone, Ibram X. Kendi

Unabridged: 4 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/31/2023

Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Based on the adult international bestseller by Ibram X. Kendi, How to be a (Young) Antiracist will serve as a guide for teens seeking a way forward in acknowledging, identifying, and dismantling racism and injustice.

“Gives teens the tools they need to create a more just society and encourages them to undo some of the damage created by generations before them.”—The Root

We can let racism stand, or we can stand against it.

How to Be a (Young) Antiracist is a dynamic reframing of Ibram X. Kendi’s international bestseller How to Be an Antiracist, with young adulthood front and center.

Through the narration of acclaimed author Nic Stone, we follow a young Ibram as he learns (and unlearns) lessons that help shape his understanding of racism. Ibram’s life story and Nic’s engaging commentary throughout speak directly to the experiences and concerns of young readers, encouraging them to think critically and, in doing so, build a more equitable world.

Being antiracist is a journey, not an end goal—and now young people have a map to help them carve their own path.

About The Author

Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is the author of many books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller How to Be an Antiracist and the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which was remixed for young adult readers by Jason Reynolds into Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, and adapted into a graphic novel by cartoonist Joel Christian Gill. Dr. Kendi was awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship, popularly known as the “Genius Grant.” Nic Stone is an Atlanta native and a Spelman College graduate. Her debut novel for young adults, Dear Martin, was a #1 New York Times bestseller. She is also the author of the New York Times bestseller Clean Getaway, the 2020 NPR Best Book of the Year selection Dear Justyce (a sequel to Dear Martin), the Rainbow Book List Top Ten selection Odd One Out, Jackpot, and Shuri: A Black Panther Novel. She is one of the authors in the New York Times bestselling book Blackout, recently optioned for as a new anthology program for Netflix by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alicia on August 08, 2022

This iteration of Dr. Kendi's How to Be an Antiracist was put into the hands of YA author Nic Stone to adapt for a younger audience in the same way Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America became Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You with the adaptation by Jason R......more

Goodreads review by Kirstyn on November 30, 2022

How to be a (Young) Antiracist is an iteration of How to Be an Antiracist that YA author Nic Stone has helped to adapt for a younger audience. While I think this book is a vital tool for education it didn't do much for me (perhaps because I have read the original iteration). With this version I worr......more

Goodreads review by Janae on February 05, 2023

As a white women with four children I feel it is my role to teach my babies that being a good human TO ALL is a fundamental demand. It HAS to be done in our home. There is zero other option. However, I don't always know what tools to use to make sure I am teaching this correctly. Enter "How to be a yo......more

Quotes

"Heartbreaking, soaring, fulfilling, a deep-dive, this should be canon in high school classrooms and reprinted in pocket-size format for carrying around."—School Library Journal, starred review

"[A] book that seems to want to equip young people living now, in the midst of surround-sound injustice, open and almost gleeful bigotry—in public and in private—with the language and the skills to recognize they too have been drafted. Then it calls on them to decide if, where, and how they will revolt against that system."—Time

"An incredibly accessible read geared to teens . . . guided by Stone's energetic narration; kids will definitely see themselves in his [Kendi's] journey."—The Boston Globe

"The young person's version gives teens the tools they need to create a more just society and encourages them to undo some of the damage created by generations before them."—The Root

"This important book is sure to inspire in those who do listen, investigate, and reflect on 'that dastardly villain racism,' much welcome discussion and debate both in and out of the classroom. It’s essential reading."—Booklist, starred review

"A notably effective adaptation. Successfully broadens the reach of the original to a younger audience."—Kirkus Reviews

"Attention to gender, sexuality, class, and honest self-critique makes for an ambitiously inclusive addition to a growing booklist of youth-oriented racial equity work, but the concluding four c’s of changemaking—cogency, compassion, creativity, collaboration—are on full display here in a standout text."—BCCB

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