Workbook for How to Be an Antiracist

by Intensive Life Publishing

Put words into actions and start your path to self-transformation.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi tackles racism in his book, How to Be an Antiracist. Kendi combined his experiences with concepts from history, society, and even biology to create a current picture of racism and what he wants that picture to be in the future.

This workbook

Chapter by chapter summary and analysis; Goals that you can aim for; Questions to help you absorb the information and help you self-reflect.In today’s digital age, we can access millions of information within our fingertips. But how do you know which ones are relevant to you? That is why we have carefully curated all the essential points from How to Be an Antiracist into an easy-to-read, short but concise workbook.

This workbook can

your sneak peek before you buy the original book; your reading companion while reading the original book; your supplementary material after you read the original book.Dive in, discover, and be aware of what is happening in the world today.



*This is an unofficial workbook for Ibram X. Kendi’s How to Be an Antiracist. This book only serves as a guide, is not the original book, and is not endorsed by Ibram X. Kendi or his publisher.

117 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 2, 2020

Reviews

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

*I received a copy of this book from LibraryThing's Member Giveaway program in exchange for an unbiased review.*

I requested this workbook because I was looking to delve deeper into racial issues and the like. Even as a Black woman, I wanted to know if there was work I could do within myself or questions I could bring up to people in my life to get them to dig deeper as well. What I liked the most about this workbook was that the summaries of each chapter were detailed just enough for me to understand what the author had discussed in the book, because I hadn't read it, but the questions were broad enough that I didn't need to have read the actual chapter in question. I was still able to glean information about what was in the book through the summaries, but the "What We Learned" was also important for me because it gave me a bunch of starting points for me to research on my own. I also liked the "Goals" because for someone just starting out on the path to actively fight back against racism, it can be overwhelming and it can cause confusion on where to start, what to do. That section can help provide direction, and for those of us that are usually the recipients of the racist behavior the author is attempting to educate against in his book, it can help us to check ourselves and ensure we aren't committing the same offenses against others. It can also provide us with direction in holding people in our lives accountable with antiracist actions and steps.

I loved the reflection and questions because they're not lowball questions. They're questions that make one stop and check themselves on so many levels. They force you as the reader, regardless of race, to analyze your behavior, your thoughts, your perceptions of people and what you based those perceptions on, and how you can adjust this behavior accordingly. While educating people on how to take the stance of an antiracist and rid themselves of subtle racist microaggressions in the actual book, it also seems to encourage coming together as a people at the same time, which I appreciate. I did not agree with everything I read in the chapter summaries, but I agreed with most of the sentiments behind what I read. Like most workbooks, this probably shines better when read alongside the actual book so I recommend trying that out, but if you don't have the time to read through How to Be an Antiracist in full, this workbook is still informative enough to start you off on the right foot with action steps and goals. Thank you for allowing me to review a copy of this workbook!

[Jamie Bee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Issues with Telling and Awkward Workbook Portion

Book summaries always intrigue me for two reasons. First, I've rarely read a good one, and second, I would like to find a good author or two of such because it would be nice to have a condensed version of a book to refer back to or use to prep your mind for reading the whole one. This book combines an idea of summary and workbook. After telling us a little about the author and original book, the book summarizes each chapter in that book, summarizes the summary (sometimes including points that he or she didn’t mention) and then gives a short workbook section where the reader can write their reflections on the chapter, answer a question about it provided by the author, and ponder goals they might want to achieve after having read the chapter. The author actually lists three or four goals that he or she thinks the reader should aspire to, but some of these were nonsensical as the author just gave an action phrase that needed further explanation oftentimes, like the simple one to “Define your bases.” As for the summary sections themselves, the author used one of the unfortunate techniques I see in summaries. I believe summaries should be just that, with no reference to the author like, “he said...” or “the author then explains…”. Writing like this, as if the summarizer is simply telling us what the author said instead of just saying it, is distancing and awkward. It's one of the things that drives me a little crazy about summaries, actually. Just summarize what the author said; no need for tags like I mentioned earlier. While I appreciated this introduction to the original work, I didn't feel like it truly worked as either a summary or workbook for the reasons stated. Inside the book, the publishers mention analysis, but I didn't really see that at all.

I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.

[Barbara · Rating 2 out of 5]

I purchased a copy of Workbook for How to Be an Antiracist to accompany my reading of How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. Unfortunately, it wasn’t as helpful as I had hoped. The workbook was written on an elementary school level, both in content and difficulty. It contained a summary of each chapter, written on a third to fourth grade level; a bulleted section of what we have learned; goals to achieve after reading and space to write reflections. It really was like an elementary school workbook, and perhaps that was the target audience. If you are looking for a watered down, easy to read summary of the book, this might be what you’re looking for. It does not add any depth or understanding to the reading of the original. It eliminates the intelligence and passion of Ibram X. Kendi’s writing, which is really what makes the book worth reading. My copy is going into the donation bag. Maybe someone else will find it useful.

[Beverly Marshall-Goodell]

Easy to read and inspiring take on being better.