Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research Closes Amid Leadership Scrutiny

Boston University shutters the $55 million center as criticism mounts over its lack of output and Kendi transitions to Howard University.

Boston University announced the closure of Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research following questions about its productivity and management.
The center, which received $55 million in funding, reportedly produced minimal research despite employing dozens of staff members.
Kendi, once a prominent figure during the Black Lives Matter era, faced growing criticism for his ideology and inability to define key concepts like 'racism' without circular reasoning.
Critics have described Kendi’s work as shallow compared to historical Black intellectuals, with some attributing his rise to progressive desperation for a racial reckoning figure post-George Floyd.
Kendi is set to join Howard University, but his influence in mainstream institutions and corporate diversity initiatives appears to have waned.