Kendi boldly and unapologetically demands that one is either racist or antiracist.  There is no in between.  To be not racist is to be passive, and passivity is complicit in allowing racism to persist.  Kendi believes that Americans are trained to see deficiencies in people rather than policy.  And the ultimate battle strategy to overcome racism is through a focus on policy and policy makers.  

This book gave me much to think about and necessarily challenged my own beliefs regarding race and policy, which is always a good thing.  This book definitely has a place in changing the narrative on racism.

While Kendi has reason to be bold and unapologetic, I did not find his passion to augment the material.  Ultimately though, the biggest mistake I may have made was listening to the audiobook rather than reading it in print.  Normally I find that an author reading his/her own teaching enhances the experience.  In this case, Kendi’s cadence, which was very segmented and awkward, took away from the points he was trying to make