Ibram X. Kendi (1982- )
During the resurgence of the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the summer of 2020, many turned to Ibram X. Kendi’s How to Be Antiracist in order to fully understand the impact of racism and implicit bias in America, and how to combat this institutionalized issue by practicing antiracism. A scholar, author, National Book Award-winner, and historian, Kendi is the founding director of Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research. In 2020, Time named him one of their 100 most influential people in the world.