2 019 Guggenheim Fellow and New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi will discuss his renowned book “How to Be an Antiracist” on Monday\, July 2 0 at 7:00 p.m. with Dr. Charlene M. Dukes\, president of Prince George’s Co mmunity College. Dr. Dukes is the first African-American woman to serve as president of the College and has 30 years of progressive leadership experie nce and administrative responsibility in higher education. The conversation will be streamed live online on Crowdcast\, Facebook\, YouTube\, and Twitt er/Periscope\, and will air on PGCC TV on a later date.
Praised as “T he most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind” (New York Times)\, Kendi’s groundbreaking work has provided a major new co unterpoint in the national conversation about race in America and resonates in this\, our collective moment of reckoning.
Ibram X. Kendi is a No . 1 New York Times bestselling author\, a professor of history\, and the fo unding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. He is a columnist at The Atlantic and a correspondent with CBS News. He is th e author of five books including “Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitiv e History of Racist Ideas in America\,” which won the National Book Award f or Nonfiction\; “How to Be an Antiracist”\; “Stamped: Racism\, Antiracism\, and You\,” co-authored with Jason Reynolds\; and “Antiracist Baby\,” illus trated by Ashley Lukashevsky.
In the lead-up to this event\, the Prin ce George’s County Memorial Library System and Prince George’s County Human Relations Commission will discuss “How To Be an Antiracist” and its call t o action on Tuesday\, June 30 at 7:00 p.m. as part of their “The Elephant W e Don’t See: A Diversity Dialogue” Series. Register for that discussion her e. This special event is presented by a consortium of organizations based i n Prince George’s County and Maryland\, including Joe’s Movement Emporium\, Prince George’s County Memorial Library System and PGCMLS Foundation\, Pri nce George’s Community College's Center for Performing Arts\, Prince George ’s County Human Relations Commission\, and Maryland State Library\, with ge nerous support from Wells Fargo.
Ibram X. Kendi’s appearance is suppo rted in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, through the Library Services and Technology Act\, administered by the Maryland State Li brary. The following Maryland public libraries are co-presenters of this vi rtual event: Allegany County Library System\, Anne Arundel County Public Li brary\, Calvert Library\, Caroline County Public Library\, Carroll County P ublic Library\, Charles County Public Library\, Enoch Pratt Free Library\, Howard County Library System\, Kent County Public Library\, and the Ruth En low Library of Garrett County.
Copies of the “How to Be an Antiracist ” ebook and audiobook are available through the Prince George’s County Memo rial Library System and partner libraries.
For PGCMLS Customers
Borrow the ebook: htt ps://pgcmls.overdrive.com/media/4591699
Borrow the audiobook: https://pgcmls.overdrive. com/media/3994914
“How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi may be purchased through Loyalty Books. https://www.loyaltybookstores.com/book/97805255092 88