2022 Ware Lecture: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

Ibram X. Kendi is author of five straight #1 New York Times bestsellers, including How to Be an Antiracist and the National Book Award-winning Stamped From The Beginning: A Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. In 2020, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. His relentless and passionate research puts into question the notion of a post-racial society and opens readers' and audiences' eyes to the reality of racism in America today. Kendi's events are sharp, informative, and hopeful, serving as a strong platform for any institution's discussions on racial discrimination.

Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a CBS News correspondent.

For more information on Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, please visit Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau.

Dr. Kendi will deliver the lecture at 6:00 p.m. Central on Saturday, June 25. Join Horizon’s virtual delegates to the General Assembly in Horizon’s Library to watch and discuss the lecture.

The Ware Lecture takes place on the Saturday evening of General Assembly each year. The series has hosted many distinguished people. Read more at https://www.uua.org/ga/program/highlights/ware-lecture.