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Ibram Kendi's The Heartbeat Of Racism Is Denial

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The general argument made by Ibram X. Kendi in his work “The Heartbeat of Racism is Denial” is that Denial is how America defends itself as superior to S-hole countries “Developing countries” in Africa and elsewhere, as Trump reportedly described them in a White House meeting. More Specifically Kendie argues that the more the people deny his racism the more his opponents will look away from their own racism to brand The U.S as Racist. He uses a quote that Mr. Trump used that is an example of Denial, “ I'm the least racist person that you’ve ever met that you’ve ever seen, that you’ve encountered”(Kendi Pg19). In this passage Ibram Kendi. X is suggesting that everyone who lives in the U.S and supports the President are Racist, “The antiracist

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