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University News

Ibram X. Kendi Departing Boston University

January 30, 2025

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New Appointment

Prize-Winning Journalist Jamil Smith Named Top Editor of The Emancipator

November 17, 2023

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University News

Audit Finds No Issues, Concerns with Finances at Center for Antiracist Research

November 7, 2023

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University News

As BU Launches Inquiry into Center for Antiracist Research, Interim President Freeman Explains Goal and Reasoning

September 21, 2023

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Yes, Filling Out the Race Box on Forms Is Tiresome, but Here’s Why It Matters

March 7, 2023

Collage: (right) Cover of the book "Magnolia Flower". (left) Portrait of Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research.

Teaching History

Ibram X. Kendi Wants Children, and Teachers, to Challenge How History Is Taught

October 30, 2022

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Racism

Six Decades after Reverse Freedom Rides, Ugly History Repeats

September 22, 2022

Photo of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi at What the Science Tells Us: Racial Health and Economic Inequities during the Pandemic Symposium presented by The BU Center for Antiracist Research in the Metcalf Hall October 1. He wears a blue suit and a patterned blue button down. He sits on stage with hands folded in lap as he looks on to the audience.

Center for Antiracist Research

The Weekender: April 28 to May 1

April 27, 2022

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Antiracism

For BU’s Deborah D. Douglas, Leading The Emancipator Is Part of Her Life’s Mission

December 2, 2021

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Why Thompson v. Clark Matters for Racial Justice

October 12, 2021

Photo of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi at What the Science Tells Us: Racial Health and Economic Inequities during the Pandemic Symposium presented by The BU Center for Antiracist Research in the Metcalf Hall October 1. He wears a blue suit and a patterned blue button down. He stands at the podium on stage and gestures with his hand as he speaks earnestly.

Race, Health & Economics

Message from Antiracism Symposium: “Move from Awareness to Action”

October 3, 2021

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Accolades

Ibram Kendi, BU Center for Antiracist Research Founding Director, Wins 2021 MacArthur “Genius” Grant

September 28, 2021

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Books

BU to Host National Antiracist Book Festival Saturday

April 17, 2021

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Feedback

Readers Weigh In on Ibram X. Kendi and Antiracism, Rhett’s Namesake, BU President Harold Case, and More

March 25, 2021

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Racism

BU Researchers Warned of Online Surge of Anti-Asian Attacks a Year Ago

March 22, 2021

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Books

Ibram Kendi Recruited 90 Writers to Tell a 400-year History of Black America, and now “Four Hundred Souls” is a Bestseller

February 25, 2021

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Center for Antiracist Research

Ibram Kendi, Azer Bestavros Team Up to Launch Racial Data Lab

December 15, 2020

University News

“If You Do Nothing, Racial Inequality Persists”—Ibram X. Kendi Honors Howard Zinn in Annual Zinn Lecture

December 9, 2020

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#GivingTuesday

BU’s Seventh Annual #GivingTuesday Is Today

December 1, 2020

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Antiracism

In a Turbulent Time, Ibram X. Kendi and BU’s Center for Antiracist Research Will Help Lead the Way Forward

November 19, 2020

In a Turbulent Time, Ibram X. Kendi and BU’s Center for Antiracist Research Will Help Lead the Way Forward