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Informationen zum Autor Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone Klappentext 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. Leseprobe A Brief Word before We Begin . . . As I’m sure you’ve deduced from that whole “Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller How to Be an Antiracist ” statement on the cover, this book is . . . inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller How to Be an Antiracist , the paradigm-shifting memoir written by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi. And the inspired by is very important. Because this book is structured differently than its source of inspiration. Hence me, your beloved narrator, Nic Stone, including this pre -intro as a bit of a road map for the nonlinear journey you’re about to take through Dr. Kendi’s life. Said journey is broken up into three parts (or acts , if we want to get all narratively fancy with it): INSIDE: Facing Yourself The concepts covered here—definitions, dueling consciousness, power, biology, behavior, Black, and White—are all about turning inward and are focused on examining the paradigms, aka foundational thoughts and ideas, that form our views of ourselves and other people. OUTSIDE: Facing the World Once we’ve done some self-examination and rejiggering, it’ll be time to turn outward and take a microscopic-level look into the ways that racism permeates the world we live in and intersects with other forms of people being awful to each other. We’re talking color, ethnicity, body, gender, orientation, class, culture, and space. UPSIDE DOWN: Flipping the World Over This is where we get about that action, boss. We’re moving from failure to success and digging into what I —Nic—call the Four C’s of Changemaking: cogency, compassion, creativity, and collaboration. We’ll also make sure we have a solid grip on the power of pushing forward in spite of obstacles. And I know that a lot of you readers feel like you’re ready to get out there and tear down the vile walls of racism, so, like, why not just jump to this section first, right? Well, you could , obviously . . . But in my humble opinion, it would behoove you to read the other two sections first. Because as you, dear reader, will come to discover, being antiracist is more than a quick and easy decision you make. (And you don’t have to make it right now, by the way. Do yourself—and the world—a favor by reading the book first.) Being antiracist is . . . Well, I won’t spoil it. Just buckle up and get ready for the ride. BEGINNING IN THE MIDDLE: Your (Racist) Introduction The year is 2000, and you, Ibram X. Kendi, are seventeen years old. You hate wearing suits. And ties. Hate it. Today, though, you’re in a suit and tie—black button-down, black slacks, golden-brown blazer, slick boots the color of the half-and-half you’ve seen adults pour into coffee, and the brightest, boldest tie you could find. You’re also standing somewhere you never expected to be, about to do something you never expected to do. It’s your senior year of high school, and you’re mere months from graduation. Getting there felt like a hard-fought battle with one arm tied behind your back. So being here ? In this chapel with upward of three thousand people seated in rows that curve around the long, arched pulpit, all waiting to hear what YOU have to say? Flanked by two other Black high schoolers also dressed to the nines and waiting for their turns at the mic? Yeah, this feels real good. It’s the perfect cap to a series of events that turned your world—both outer and inner, your sense of yourself and your capabilities—completely upside down. True, your competitors in the final round of the P...
