The layoffs and change in operating model at Ibram X. Kendi's BU Center for Antiracist Research have raised concerns about its ability to deliver on promises made to funders. Former colleagues criticize the concentration of power in Kendi's hands.
The award-winning author and academic Ibram X. Kendi has been a lightning rod for public discourse since publishing his book “How to Be an Antiracist” in 2019. But in September, the praise and criticism reached new intensity when Boston University acknowledged layoffs at the center he runs there along with a change to its operating model .
The news prompted former colleagues and current collaborators to publicly question the BU Center for Antiracist Research’s ability to deliver on the promises it had made to funders. In news reports and op-eds, some former colleagues said too much power was concentrated in Kendi’s hands. People and organizations that oppose racial equity piled o
Ibram X. Kendi Antiracist Research Center Layoffs Operating Model Funders Power Concentration Racial Equity
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