Ibram X. Kendi on Being an Antiracist

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Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Buddhism, Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

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🗓️ 29 August 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Ibram X. Kendi is an American author, historian, and scholar of race and discriminatory policy in America. He is the Director for the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University and he received the National Book Award for Non-Fiction for his book, Stamped From The Beginning: The Definitive History Of Racist Ideas In America. In this episode, Ibram X. Kendi and Eric talk about his recent book, How To Be An Antiracist. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! In This Interview, Ibram X. Kendi and I Discuss Being an Antiracist and… His book, How To Be An Antiracist How he defines the word “racist” The problem at the core of racism How to determine if a policy is racist or antiracist Racial discrimination Differentiating between people and policies The importance of viewing individual behaviors How mistakes impact people of different races Ibram X. Kendi Links: ibramxkendi.com Twitter Instagram If you enjoyed this conversation with Ibram X. Kendi on Being an Antiracist, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Jamia Wilson Austin Channing Brown Ruth King See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now you're taking food off his plate just like you took food off the other person's plate
0:03.6	and both things are equally bad.
0:05.6	But no, that's actually not what's happening.
0:07.7	You have to understand the history in the context.
0:18.0	Welcome to the One You Feed.
0:20.0	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have, quotes
0:24.7	like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.
0:30.2	And yet for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:34.4	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy or fear.
0:39.1	We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
0:42.0	We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:45.5	But it's not just about thinking, our actions matter.
0:48.9	It takes conscious, consistent and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:53.8	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction,
0:58.2	how they feed their good wolf.
1:04.4	Thanks for joining us.
1:15.2	Our guest on this episode is Ibram X Kendi, an American author, historian and scholar of
1:20.5	race and discriminatory policy in America.
1:23.8	Ibram is the director of the Center for Anti-Racist Research at Boston University and received
1:29.0	the National Book Award and National Book Award for Nonfiction for Stamped From The Beginning,
1:34.5	the definitive history of racist ideas in America.
1:37.6	Today, Eric and Ibram discuss his new book, How to Be an Anti-Racist.
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