Ibram X. Kendi vs. America’s ‘Antiracism Backlash’

Ibram X. Kendi vs. America’s ‘antiracism backlash’

He rocketed to national attention during the BLM movement—then endured a storm of criticism. The author and professor debates America’s choice between democracy and dictatorship.

From George Floyd to Jacques Beauregard: America’s Racist Rebound

Source: Win McNamee / Getty Come, go back with me to the summer of 2020.  Millions of people from all backgrounds flooded America’s streets demanding justice for George Floyd and the long-dead victims of American racism.  During this period of racial reckoning, something extraordinary happened: old statues fell. Confederate generals were pulled from their pedestals. Slaveholders were toppled from marble thrones. Base names, school plaques, and p…