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Books full of lessons from the past and present are being banned across the United States.
We're living in a time when history is simultaneously being erased and repeated, so it's crucial to discuss the importance of texts that tell our stories — as well as the stories themselves.
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi — author of "How to Be an Antiracist" and "Malcom Lives!" — discusses the role of books in unlearning racism and what influences his decisions as an antiracist scholar.
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