Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is a National Book Award-winning author of 15 books for adults and children, including New York Times bestsellers like Stamped From the Beginning; How to Be an Antiracist; Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You; and Antiracist Baby. Dr. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in Humanities at Boston University, the director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research, and a recipient of the MacArthur “Genius Grant.” In the summer of 2025, he will join Howard University as Professor of History and Director of its newly established Howard Institute for Advanced Study.