The author and illustrator of Antiracist Baby will be in discussion on Tues., June 16th, at 7 p.m. (EST)!
“Antiracist Baby is bred, not born. Antiracist Baby is raised to make society transform.” In this bright and impactful board book, a world-renowned antiracist scholar introduces nine steps babies and their families can follow to actively work toward racial justice. Bold, engaging art clearly communicates each essential concept. A Family Storytime event.
Ibram X. Kendi is a bestselling author and the founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. A professor of History and International Relations and frequent public speaker, Kendi is a contributing writer at the Atlantic. He is the author of Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, The Black Campus Movement, which won the W.E.B. Du Bois Book Prize, and How to Be an Antiracist.
Ashley Lukashevsky is an illustrator and visual artist who uses illustration and art as a tool to strengthen social movements against systemic racism and sexism. Before moving to illustration full-time, she was the art director at KINDLAND and the social impact designer at LA2050, an initiative to create a positive shared future for all Angelenos.
This event is sponsored by Politics and Prose in Washington, DC. Click here for more info.
