Ibram X. Kendi on HOW TO RAISE AN ANTIRACIST
\u201cAnd so, too often, kids are raised to have empathy for people who look like them, or worship like them or act like them. And we're also taught to have empathy for people who deserve it. And I wanted to convey the importance of raising our kids to have empathy for people who don't look like them or don't live near them. And for us to not make our empathy almost like a tip in which it's transactional."
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Award-winning, bestselling author and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Ibram X. Kendi returns with\xa0How to Raise an Antiracist, a\xa0book that parents, caregivers and teachers won't want to miss.\xa0Ibram joins us on the show to talk about his own family's experiences, as well as the intersection of ableism and racism,\xa0learning from our children, the importance of joy, and much more with Poured Over\u2019s host, Miwa Messer. And we end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Becky.
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Featured Books:
How to Raise an Antiracist\xa0by Ibram X. Kendi
Magnolia Flower\xa0by Zora Neale Hurston
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning\xa0by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
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Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays).
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A full transcript of this show is available\xa0here.