FAMU graduate Ibram X. Kendi’s book Antiracist Baby, catapulted to the top of USA Today’s and Amazon’s best sellers list just days after U.S. Senator Ted Cruz grilled Supreme Court justice nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson and during her confirmation hearing last week.
The picture book introduces young readers and their parents to the concept of antiracism and encourages discussion, "Antiracist Baby" was one of several books that Cruz said was used at a Washington, D.C. area private school where Jackson is a board member.
After Cruz's mention of the book, "Antiracist Baby" began to trend on Twitter, then the book sales also began to follow suit.
Kendi graduated from FAMU in 2004 graduate with a dual major in Journalism and African American Studies and eared his Ph.D. in African-American/Black Studies from Temple University in 2010.
Kendi also took to Facebook to respond to Cruz's comments on the book.
"You know Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has impeccable credentials—and you know you're doing the work—when Ted Cruz questions her about your books since he can’t touch her record," Kendi wrote in a Facebook post.