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How to be a (young) antiracist / Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 202 pages : map ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593461600
  • 0593461606
Related works:
  • Adaptation of (work): Kendi, Ibram X. How to be an antiracist
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
A brief word before we begin... -- Definitions : why they matter (just like Black lives do) -- Of two minds : dueling consciousness -- Power (aka : the thing that makes race a thing) -- Biology -- Behavior -- Black (aka : the chapter where we start talking about the n-word) -- White -- Color -- Ethnicity -- Body -- Gender -- Orientation -- Class -- Culture -- Space -- Failure -> success -- The four C's of change making : cogency, compassion, creativity, collaboration -- Survival.
Summary: "The #1 New York Times bestseller that sparked international dialogue is now a book for young adults! Based on the adult bestseller by Ibram X. Kendi, and co-authored by bestselling author Nic Stone, 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"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: We can let racism stand, or we can stand against it. Readers will follow a young Kendi as he learns (and unlearns) lessons that help shape his understanding racism. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America. Even more fundamentally, it points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. He asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
YA Book YA Book Main Library YA NonFiction 305.8009 K33 Available 33111010933311
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The #1 New York Times bestseller that sparked international dialogue is now a book for young adults! Based on the adult bestseller by Ibram X. Kendi, and co-authored by bestselling author Nic Stone, 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.

The New York Times bestseller How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi is shaping the way a generation thinks about race and racism. How to be a (Young) Antiracist is a dynamic reframing of the concepts shared in the adult book, with young adulthood front and center. Aimed at readers 12 and up, and co-authored by award-winning children's book author Nic Stone, How to be a (Young) Antiracist empowers teen readers to help create a more just society. Antiracism is a journey--and now young adults will have a map to carve their own path. Kendi and Stone have revised this work to provide anecdotes and data that speaks directly to the experiences and concerns of younger readers, encouraging them to think critically and build a more equitable world in doing so.

"Adapted from How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi, published in 2019 by One World"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

A brief word before we begin... -- Definitions : why they matter (just like Black lives do) -- Of two minds : dueling consciousness -- Power (aka : the thing that makes race a thing) -- Biology -- Behavior -- Black (aka : the chapter where we start talking about the n-word) -- White -- Color -- Ethnicity -- Body -- Gender -- Orientation -- Class -- Culture -- Space -- Failure -> success -- The four C's of change making : cogency, compassion, creativity, collaboration -- Survival.

"The #1 New York Times bestseller that sparked international dialogue is now a book for young adults! Based on the adult bestseller by Ibram X. Kendi, and co-authored by bestselling author Nic Stone, 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"-- Provided by publisher.

We can let racism stand, or we can stand against it. Readers will follow a young Kendi as he learns (and unlearns) lessons that help shape his understanding racism. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America. Even more fundamentally, it points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. He asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it.

Ages: 12-16 Kokila.

Grades: 7-10 Kokila.

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