Boston University said Tuesday that its initial inquiry into the antiracist research center run by best-selling author and academic Ibram X. Kendi found no issues with how it managed its finances. After the announcement, Kendi said he was eager to get back to work.
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2020, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Boston University said Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023 that its initial inquiry into the antiracist research center run by Kendi found no issues with how it managed its finances.
The university hired Kendi in 2020 to found the center and join the faculty as a history professor after his 2019 memoir, “How to Be an Antiracist,” catapulted him to national prominence, which was only heightened after theCharlize Theron encourages people to find ways to help through philanthropy at Town & Country summit“Unfortunately, one of the most widely held racist ideas is the idea that Black people can’t manage money or Black people take money,” Kendi told The Associated Press in an...
Other initiatives, like creating a graduate program and undergraduate minor in antiracist studies and compiling a database of ongoing antiracist campaigns, have not been completed and won’t be, Kendi said. He and his staff have been in touch with their funders, he said, who were concerned but ultimately supportive as they know new organizations face growing pains.
When the university acknowledged the layoffs in September, current and former staffers spoke publicly in news reports and op-eds about their frustrations with Kendi’s management, saying too much power was concentrated in his hands. Some questioned what had been accomplished with the tens of millions given to the center.
“I’ve also learned how steep the learning curve is when you have a startup and you’re in the public life,” he added.
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