Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is the author of many books, including
How to Raise an Antiracist, the National Book Award-winner
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, and five #1
New York Times bestsellers, including
How to Be an Antiracist;
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, co-authored with Jason Reynolds; and
Antiracist Baby, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky. He was awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship, popularly known as the "Genius Grant." Find Dr. Kendi online @ibramxk on Instagram, and @DrIbram on TikTok and Twitter.
Nic Stone is an Atlanta native and a Spelman College graduate. Her debut novel for young adults,
Dear Martin, was a #1
New York Times bestseller. She is also the author of the
New York Times bestseller
Clean Getaway, the 2020 NPR Best Book of the Year selection
Dear Justyce (a sequel to
Dear Martin), the Rainbow Book List Top Ten selection
Odd One Out,
Jackpot, and
Shuri: A Black Panther Novel. She is one of the authors in the
New York Times bestselling book
Blackout, recently optioned for as a new anthology program for Netflix by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground. Find her online at
nicstone.info or @nicstone.
