Ibram X. Kendi’s $43 Million ‘Antiracist’ Center Under Investigation Over Fund Mismanagement Complaints

The think tank yielded underwhelming academic output over the years despite taking in tens of millions of dollars in grants and donations.

Ibram X. Kendi is seen in a New York City studio on March 10, 2020. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

Self-styled “antiracist” author Ibram X. Kendi’s multi-million-dollar think tank at Boston University has been placed under investigation over complaints about alleged financial mismanagement and toxic work culture.

The Center for Antiracist Research (CAR), which raked in as much as $43 millions in grants and donations since its opening in 2020 amid widespread racial unrest following the death of George Floyd, has reportedly yielded little academic output, wasted its funding, and most recently laid off at least a third of its employees.