What would happen if people started moving beyond the conversation and took action to combat racism?

We are in an era where many Americans express the sentiment, "I thought we were past that," when a public demonstration of racism comes acrosstheirradar. Long beforeviolence committed by police was routinely displayed on jumbotrons publicizing viral executions, the Blackcommunity hascontinuallytasted the blood from having police boots intheir mouths, ribs, and necks. The widespread circulation of racial injustices is the barefaced truth hunting us down, forcing us to confront the harsh reality-we haven't made nearly as much racial progress as we thought.

The Antiracist: How to Start the Conversation about Race and Take Action will compel readers to focus on the degree in which they have previously, or are currently, contributing to the racial inequalities in this country (knowingly or unknowingly), andways they can become stronger in their activism.

The Antiracistis an explosive indictment on injustice, highlighted by Kondwani Fidel, a rising young literary talent, whooffers a glimpse intonot onlythe survival required of one born in a city like Baltimore,but how we can move forward to tackle violent murders, police brutality, and poverty.

Throughoutit all, he pursued his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts from the University of Baltimore, while being deeply immersed in his community-helping combat racism in schools by getting students to understand the importance of literacy and critical thinking.Withhis gift for storytelling, he measures the pulse of injustice, which is the heartbeat of this country.

About the Author

Kondwani Fidel, has used the power of storytelling to confront education reform and civil rights all over the world. Fidel was honored in the "Best of Baltimore" issue of the Baltimore Sun for his courage, innovative thinking, and leadership in local schools and communities.

Fidel is the author of Hummingbirds in the Trenches and Raw Wounds. He received his BA in English from Virginia State University, and his MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts from the University of Baltimore. Fidel was honored with the Baltimore City 2018 Civil Rights Literary Award, and his bio-film Hummingbirds in The Trenches was nominated for Amazon's 2019 All Voices Film Festival.

Devin Allen is a self-taught artist, born and raised in West Baltimore. He gainednational attention when his photograph of the Baltimore Uprising was published onthe cover ofTimein May 2015-only the third time the work of an amateurphotographer had been featured. Five years later, after the death of George Floyd,Tony McDade, and Breonna Taylor, his photograph from a BlackTrans LivesMatter protest was published on the cover ofTimemagazine in June2020.

His photographs havebeen publishedinNew York Magazine, New YorkTimes, Washington Post, andApertureandare alsoin the permanent collections of theNational Museum of African American History and Culture, the Reginald F. LewisMuseum, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. Allen is the winner of the 2017Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship. In 2017, hewasnominated for an NAACP ImageAwardas debut author for his bookA Beautiful Ghetto.

He isfounder of Through TheirEyes, a youth photography educational program, andrecipient of an award from TheMaryland Commission on African American History and Culture for dynamicleadership in the Arts and Activism.

Book Information
ISBN 9781510764200
Author Kondwani Fidel
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Sky Pony Press
Publisher Skyhorse Publishing
Weight(grams) 351g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 22mm