Listen free for 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo + applicable taxes after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You cover art

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

Written by: Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
Narrated by: Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi - introduction
Try for $0.00

$14.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $18.32

Buy Now for $18.32

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Tax where applicable.

Publisher's Summary

The number one New York Times best seller and a USA Today best seller!

A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism - and antiracism - in America

This is NOT a history book.
This is a book about the here and now.
A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.
A book about race.

The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. This remarkable reimagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning reveals the history of racist ideas in America, and inspires hope for an antiracist future. It takes you on a race journey from then to now, shows you why we feel how we feel, and why the poison of racism lingers. It also proves that while racist ideas have always been easy to fabricate and distribute, they can also be discredited.

Through a gripping, fast-paced, and energizing narrative written by beloved award-winner Jason Reynolds, this book shines a light on the many insidious forms of racist ideas - and on ways listeners can identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their daily lives.

©2020 Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi (P)2020 Little, Brown Young Readers

What the critics say

An "engrossing and relentless intellectual history of prejudice in America...The greatest service Kendi [provides] is the ruthless prosecution of American ideas about race for their tensions, contradictions and unintended consequences." (Washington Post)

Featured Article: The Best Young Adult Audiobooks For Women Of All Ages


Many people equate "growing up" with "growing serious." But while interests may change over time, age does not have to be the deciding factor in what games you play, movies, or books you enjoy. Young adult novels are the perfect example of this. Though written with a teenage audience in mind, women of all ages are sure to enjoy the genre’s hallmarks: strong yet flawed characters, heartbreaking twists and turns, romance, and drama.

More from the same

What listeners say about Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    95
  • 4 Stars
    6
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    79
  • 4 Stars
    6
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    74
  • 4 Stars
    9
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

The alternate history book

A reach back in to history to show how social constructs support and promote racism in America today. Read by the author, in a colloquial story telling tone, it reveals how racism perpetuates in society today and call the reader to action to Love All. Powerful. Educational. Eye opening. Loved it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Excellent read!

Great narration, great writing, great voice, great subject! It’s a good introduction to the history of racism in the US since it’s short, clever and super interesting. However, there is still much to learn for readers who have a bit more knowledge on racism in the US. It was a very enjoyable listen!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Phenomenal, a must read.

This non-history book, history book is a must read for everyone. Listen, sit with the words, then go out and change the world around you.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

I am now more in tuned with my blackness

Thank you for clarify so much history. it was painful to go through but it was needed. Sending you so much love ✊🏿♥️

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
  • ADJ
  • 2020-07-09

A great eye-opener!

This book should be in all high schools. It’s powerful, articulate, informative and very assessable. It rewrites history. The message is very clear, and Jason Reynolds’ interpretation of Ibram X Kendi’s original work ‘Stamped from the Beginning’ delivers the message in the simplest, clearest way possible...for such a dense topic. I am listening to this book as a segue into Kendi’s original book, which is much more dense.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Much to learn but a great place to start

Excellent narration and a compelling narrative. I really enjoyed the pacing. It claims to be a non-history history book and does a great job of that.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Thank you for sharing your passion.

thanks for your teaching from a historical perspective. Thank you for your power to educate through sensibilisation processes.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

The True History Not Formerly Taught In School

Fantastic book
Finished listening to it in a day.
Quick paced
Powerful
Educational!!!!!!
Highly recommend
Jason Reynolds has a lovely voice.
Be sure to listen to the acknowledgements right thru to the end.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

One of the most eye opening books on racisms history

Check my own unconscious bias
This book is a great read, full of the history of racism and how it still seeps into our own open minded ideas of the world. There is hidden and obvious racist ideas in nearly every every idea about race.
I want more of this book
I want to change my own mind, my child’s mind and ever mind I meet
Thank you for this education.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

informative and entertaining

Racism, anti-racism and history but not a history book that is entertaining and informative. A great overview of some of the racist history affecting the USA.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!