L.A. Times June Book Club Event with Ibram X. Kendi
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University of Southern California, Bovard Auditorium
3551 Trousdale Pkwy
Los Angeles, CA 90089
United States
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L.A. Times Book Club with Ibram X. Kendi discussing“ How to Raise an Antiracist”
About this event
June Book Club: “How to Raise an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi
On June 22 author and historian Ibram X. Kendi will join the L.A. Times Book Club in Los Angeles for a conversation with columnist Sandy Banks about his new book, “How to Raise an Antiracist.”
"Kendi’s latest ... combines his personal experience as a parent with his scholarly expertise in showing how racism affects every step of a child’s life, even while in utero: His wife, a Black doctor, had many of her valid prenatal concerns dismissed," says reviewer Bethanne Patrick.
"Kendi emphasizes parents’ crucial role in protecting their children while also seeking social change. Like all his books, this one is accessible to everyone regardless of race or class. Read it."
Kendi is the author of five books for adults and three books for children, including “Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America,” which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 2016, and “How to Be an Antiracist,” a 2019 bestselling memoir and social commentary.
His latest book, “How to Raise an Antiracist,” will be published June 14 and is geared toward parents, teachers and other caregivers. Kendi addresses such questions as: How do we talk to our children about racism? How do we teach children to be antiracist? How are kids at different ages experiencing race?
Bio: Ibram X. Kendi is a humanities professor at Boston University and founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a CBS News racial justice contributor. In 2021 he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, also known as a Genius Grant.
On June 14, Kendi also will publish "Goodnight Racism," a modern bedtime classic illustrated by Cbabi Bayoc that gives children the language to dream of a better world.
IN-PERSON EVENT INFO
When: June 22 at 7 p.m. PT. Doors open at 6 p.m. PT.
Where: This in-person book club event will be held at Bovard Auditorium on the USC campus.
Bookseller: Our partner for this event is Eso Won Books. The $40 ticket includes a signed copy of “How Raise an Antiracist." Eso Won also will have books available for purchase at the event.
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Q&A: What would you like to ask the author? Share your comments and questions for Ibram X. Kendi in advance of book club night in an email to bookclub@latimes.com.
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No refunds are available for this event.
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