"A UNIVERSAL RECOGNITION OF THE UNBREAKABLE CHAIN OF HUMANITY CAN LIBERATE US FROM THE BREAKABLE CHAIN OF IDEAS."
- IBRAM X. KENDI, CHAIN OF IDEAS
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DR. IBRAM X. KENDI
is one of the world’s foremost historians and leading antiracist scholars. He is a National Book Award-winning author of seventeen books for adults and children, including eleven
New York Times bestsellers. His books have been translated into multiple languages and republished throughout North America, South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Dr. Kendi is Professor of History at Howard University and Director of its newly established Howard Institute for Advanced Study in Washington, DC. 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, making him the youngest author to win that award. He also authored the international bestseller, How to Be an Antiracist, which was described in the New York Times as “the most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind.” Dr. Kendi was awarded the distinguished Guggenheim Fellowship, elected to the prestigious Society of American Historians, and named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Time magazine has named Dr. Kendi one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world. He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, popularly known as the Genius Grant.
“Ibram X. Kendi, the kind, dignified, preternaturally wise, and soft-spoken teacher, indefatigable in his quest to set you on the path toward true knowledge.”
- GQ
“The greatest service Kendi [provides] is the ruthless prosecution of American ideas about race for their tensions, contradiction and unintended consequences.”
- The Washington Post
“His words are distilled, precise, authoritative.”
- Andscape
BOOK TOUR
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NEW ORLEANS, LA | MARCH 14, 2026
New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University
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NEW ORLEANS, LA | MARCH 14, 2026
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN | MARCH 14, 2026
Black Collective Foundation MN with Black Garnet Books at Westminster Presbyterian Church
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN | MARCH 14, 2026
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HARTFORD, CT | MARCH 16, 2026
The Mark Twain House & Museum/Stowe Center for Literary Activism at Immanuel Congregational Church
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HARTFORD, CT | MARCH 16, 2026
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PITTSBURGH, PA | MARCH 18, 2026
White Whale Bookstore & The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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PITTSBURGH, PA | MARCH 18, 2026
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WASHINGTON, DC | MARCH 19, 2026
Politics & Prose at Lincoln Theatre
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WASHINGTON, DC | MARCH 19, 2026
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | MARCH 20, 2026
Virginia Festival of the Book
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | MARCH 20, 2026
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PETERSBURG, VA | MARCH 20, 2026
Resist Books at Petersburg Public Library
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PETERSBURG, VA | MARCH 20, 2026
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VIRTUAL | MARCH 21, 2026
PEN America with Liz's Book Bar
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VIRTUAL | MARCH 21, 2026
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ST. LOUIS, MO | MARCH 21, 2026
Novel Neighbor at Burroughs High School
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ST. LOUIS, MO | MARCH 21, 2026
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PORTLAND, OR | MARCH 22, 2026
Powell's City of Books at Revolution Hall
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PORTLAND, OR | MARCH 22, 2026
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SEATTLE, WA | MARCH 23, 2026
Town Hall Seattle with Third Place Books
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SEATTLE, WA | MARCH 23, 2026
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA | MARCH 24, 2026
The Commonwealth Club
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA | MARCH 24, 2026
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LOS ANGELES, CA | MARCH 25, 2026
Malik Books at the Miracle Theater
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LOS ANGELES, CA | MARCH 25, 2026
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NASHVILLE, TN | MARCH 26, 2026
Parnassus Books at Vanderbilt University Student Life Center
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NASHVILLE, TN | MARCH 26, 2026
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HOUSTON, TX | MARCH 27, 2026
Harris County Public Library with American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and Kindred Stories at Yellowstone Schools
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HOUSTON, TX | MARCH 27, 2026
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CHARLOTTE, NC | MARCH 28, 2026
Robinson Center for Civic Leadership, the Foundation for Black Philanthropy, and Park Road Books at the Carolina Theatre
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CHARLOTTE, NC | MARCH 28, 2026
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GAINESVILLE, FL | MARCH 29, 2026
The Lynx at Greater Bethel AME Church
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GAINESVILLE, FL | MARCH 29, 2026
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MIAMI, FL | MARCH 30, 2026
Books & Books at Coral Gables Congregational Church
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MIAMI, FL | MARCH 30, 2026
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CAMBRIDGE, MA | MARCH 31, 2026
Porter Square Books at First Parish Church
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CAMBRIDGE, MA | MARCH 31, 2026
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VANCOUVER, BC | APRIL 13, 2026
Vancouver Writers Fest at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, University of British Columbia
VANCOUVER, BC | APRIL 13, 2026
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CALGARY, AB | APRIL 14, 2026
Calgary Wordfest at Bella Concert Hall, Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts, Mount Royal University
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CALGARY, AB | APRIL 14, 2026
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TORONTO, ON | APRIL 16, 2026
Toronto Public Library at Bram & Bluma Appel Salon
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TORONTO, ON | APRIL 16, 2026
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CHICAGO, IL | APRIL 18, 2026
Chicago Humanities Festival with Seminary Co-Op
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CHICAGO, IL | APRIL 18, 2026
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ATLANTA, GA | APRIL 19, 2026
A Capella Books at Glenn Memorial Church Auditorium
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ATLANTA, GA | APRIL 19, 2026


