Stamped from the Beginning: Ibram X. Kendi (the book) and Roger Ross Williams (the film)

Note: the trailer and clips from 'Stamped from the Beginning' mentioned in this video cannot be shown due to copyright. The full documentary is available on Netflix. In his book 'Stamped from the Beginning', the Black academic Ibram X. Kendi chronicles the story of racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history. Racist thinking does not arise from ignorance or hate, he argues, but rather have been used to defend discriminatory policies and to rationalize the nation’s racial inequalities from wealth to health, and everything in between. His narrative offers a window on to the contentious debates raging on this issue in the United States and was awarded the National Book Award. Now, his book has been turned into a Netflix documentary by the Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams. It will premiere at IDFA later in the week. After hearing from Kendi about his work and its impact, Roger Ross Williams and Mara Brock Akil, the executive producer of the documentary, will join the conversation. This video was recorded at the OBA on Nov 13, 2023.