In this memoir of his experiences and struggles with racism, [a:Ibram X. Kendi|14161726|Ibram X. Kendi|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1607960083p2/14161726.jpg] intersperses personal anecdotes with careful analysis to support his binary definition of racism: unless a thought, action, or policy actively opposes a hierarchy of race (and other attributes with which it intersects), it is racist. Kendi's framework is useful for rationally examining one's own racist (and sexist, colorist, ablist, homophobic, etc.) tendencies--an important exercise for anyone, but especially those who think they're beyond discriminatory thought patterns that are more ingrained than most of us would like to admit.