Ibram X. Kendi’s ‘anti-racist’ lectures across U.S. net more than $300K, ed watchdog reports

Documents obtained by an education watchdog show American racism’s inability to oppress author Ibram X. Kendi’s bank account.

The Boston University professor who penned “How To Be An Antiracist,” “Antiracist Baby” and similar books pocketed more than $300,000 in recent years talking about the subjects at institutions across the nation.

“Multiple emailed requests for Kendi’s representatives at Boston University and Penguin House, which often represents Kendi, were not responded to in the past five months,” The College Fix reported. “Kendi does not list his email publicly and his representatives have previously ignored requests for comment from The Fix about his other endeavors. … [He] has spoken to at least 30 educational institutions in the past several years, according to a College Fix review of his Eventbrite and Facebook events. This does not include other places that host him, such as book festivals or liberal organizations. … All of the payments since 2019 reviewed by The Fix have been for at least $10,000, which leads to an estimate of $300,000.”

Some of the public records cited by the watchdog come from the following institutions:

• Western Michigan University.
• Purdue University.
• Madison Area Technical College.
• California State-Sacramento and the University of California, Merced.
• Highland Park Public Library in Illinois.
• Fairfax County School District.

Tuesday’s reporting by the watchdog further demonstrates the author’s rising profile, which netted him a Netflix deal earlier this year to adapt various works.

Adaptations of “Antiracist Baby,” “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism” and “Stamped from the Beginning” are all in the creative pipeline for the streaming giant’s 70 million-plus U.S. subscribers.

“I’m elated these projects landed at Netflix,” Mr. Kendi said in January. “What a wonderful partner. I’m elated to work with Roger Ross Williams, Mara Brock Akil and Chris Nee. They are such ambitious, innovative and passionate creators who are committed to racial justice. But I’m really elated for the viewers, for the adults and children who will be captivated, informed and transformed by these projects.”