Ibram X. Kendi Instagram – Six years ago today. Getting my first chemotherapy infusion. Finding humor in the pain of stage 4 colon cancer. How to Be an Antiracist taking shape in the laptop. The highly anticipated #Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston is nearing publication in less than four months.
If someone would have told me on that day that six years later I would be coming out with an adaptation of Barracoon for kids ages 8 and up, then I would not have believed them. I did not think I would be living in six years. I did not write books for kids. I could not have imagined being granted such an important opportunity. Just a PSA to say, we never know what improbable gift the future is holding for us.
I only pray on this day and every day that my best friend and partner, Sadiqa, who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, will also receive the improbable gifts of surviving and thriving. And six years from now, she is coming out with a fulfilling project that she never thought was possible. 🫶🏿 | Posted on 24/Jan/2024 01:30:44
