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Ibram X. Kendi says a backlash has 'crushed' the nation's racial reckoning. But there's one reason he remains hopeful - The Atlanta Voice

(CNN) - Few scholars have experienced the fickle nature of fame as dramatically asIbram X. Kendiin the past three years. Kendi, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, 'How to Be an Antiracist,' became an intellectual celebrity in the summer of 2020 after his books became ago-to sourcefor millions of Americans trying to make […]

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