![]() ![]() And so if someone comes to my work, for instance, thinking that the racial problem are people of color or Black people, and they come out of my work recognizing there's nothing wrong with any racial group of people and everything wrong with racist policies and practices, then to me that I see that as making a difference." Secondarily is seeing the ways in which it may transform the ways in which people see themselves and their world. One is has been to sort of see my work being used by activists, by educators, by executives, by everyday people, by preachers and people in their organizations and in their communities. "I think there's a number of different ways to know. On how to know if his scholarship is making an impact on the public: And then obviously other scholars and journalists and activists and intellectuals and elected officials and, you know, other people who are similarly doing this work." "I would also say readers, particularly readers who are providing constructive feedback, which allows me to sort of rethink ways to convey information or to go down a different path of research. Whether they're an influence on me because I see the challenges that they're facing and the misery that they're facing as a result of racism, that inspires me each day, or even the resistance that they are a part of, which also inspires me and teaches me and moves me. I think, everyday people, particularly regular people who are being directly harmed by racism, are an influence on me. I don't necessarily self-identify as as an activist. But I'm really trying to produce scholarship that can impact the lives of the public. I think a public scholar is someone who is simply known by the public. And then secondarily, I would consider myself to be a scholar and particularly someone who produces public scholarship, which I think is a little bit different than a public scholar or a public intellectual. I think that's first and foremost because it's so emblematic of who I am. "My family and my connection to my family is primary. ![]() Radio Boston sat down with Kendi in studio to hear - in his own words - about his life, work and aspirations. He is also head of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University. Kendi is many things: an author, a historian, a scholar. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, photographed on Oct. ![]()
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