05/29/2026
“Dr. Kendi is a gifted writer and provocateur, but his framework is fundamentally built on grievance, which tends to deepen racial division rather than build the bridges our communities desperately need,” Project 21's Charisma Peoples told The College Fix.
“There is legitimate academic value in examining how systemic barriers have historically impacted Black communities, and honest scholarship should never shy away from uncomfortable truths about America’s racial past,” Peoples said. “The danger is that much of what passes for antiracism research today pathologizes Black people as permanent victims and deflects accountability in ways that ultimately disempower the very communities it claims to serve.”
https://www.thecollegefix.com/one-year-later-kendi-begins-hiring-for-latest-new-antiracism-center/