{"id":2038227,"date":"2023-09-20T05:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T09:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ibram-kendis-center-for-antiracist-research-hasnt-produced-any-research\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T05:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T09:36:12","slug":"ibram-kendis-center-for-antiracist-research-hasnt-produced-any-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ibram-kendis-center-for-antiracist-research-hasnt-produced-any-research\/","title":{"rendered":"No research from Ibram Kendi&#8217;s Center for Antiracist Research."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fibram-kendis-center-for-antiracist-research-hasnt-produced-any-research%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2038227&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>The Center\u200b for Antiracist Research Faces Layoffs Amid Lack of \u200bOriginal Research<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Ibram X. Kendi \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>Ibram X. Kendi\u2019s Center for Antiracist Research made\u200b headlines this month when\u2062 it announced it would axe a\u2063 third of its workforce. But\u2063 those layoffs may not have much of an impact, considering the center has hardly produced any original research at all.<\/p>\n<p>The Boston University-based center has produced just two original research papers\u2062 since \u200cits founding \u200bin June 2020, according to a <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> review. Output from the center\u2019s scholars largely consists of op-eds or commentary posted on the\u200d center\u2019s \u2063website. The group\u2019s plans to &#8220;maintain the nation\u2019s largest \u2062online database of racial inequity data in the United States&#8221; quickly fizzled out, and the database has been dormant since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 Center \u2062for Antiracist Research is the latest left-wing group to fall on hard times. George Soros\u2019s Open Society Foundations, which gave $140,000 to Kendi\u2019s\u2064 center, cut <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/ibram-x-kendis-ivory-tower-comes-crashing-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">40 percent<\/a> of its staff in June. The\u200b Black\u200d Lives Matter Global Network Foundation\u2019s\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/black-lives-matters-revenue-plummeted-88-percent-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revenues fell<\/a> 88\u2064 percent from 2021 \u200bto 2022, as support for the movement plummeted to an <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/support-for-black-lives-matters-hits-new-low-survey-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all-time low<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear how much money remains in the Center for Antiracist Research\u2019s coffers. Boston University \u200ddid\u2064 not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Kendi had high hopes for the center, which employed at least 45 employees\u200c as of July. The nonprofit would &#8220;foster exhaustive racial\u2062 research, research-based\u200d policy\u2062 innovation, data-driven education and advocacy campaigns,\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/purdue-university-backtracks-on-mandatory-white-privilege-class-for-music-students-after-outcry\/\" title=\"Purdue University Backtracks On Mandatory \u2018White Privilege\u2019 Class For Music Students After Outcry\">narrative-change initiatives<\/a>,&#8221; Kendi \u200csaid, \u200din \u200dorder to &#8220;figure out novel and practical\u2062 ways to understand, explain, and \u200bsolve seemingly tractable problems of racial inequity and injustice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In December 2020, the \u2063center launched the &#8220;Racial Data Lab,&#8221; which Kendi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2020\/ibram-kendi-azer-bestavros-team-up-to-launch-racial-data-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a> would &#8220;give us the ability to see the hotspots\u200d of racial inequity \u200bin real time in \u2062this country.&#8221; As of September, the\u200b Racial Data Lab only compiled information on COVID-19 infections and deaths. That COVID-19 tracker stopped collecting information in March 2021.\u2062 The center has since removed the names of\u2062 anyone who worked on that project from its website.<\/p>\n<p>The center\u2019s scholars have produced only two\u200d research papers, both of which were co-authored with a number of \u2064other academics. Elaine Nsoesie<strong>,\u200c <\/strong>who leads \u2063the Racial Data Tracker project at the center, appeared last \u200din \u2063a list\u200d of co-authors \u2062of the January <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2800557?utm_source=For_The_Media&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_campaign=ftm_links&#038;utm_term=011823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paper<\/a> &#8220;Association of Neighborhood Racial and Ethnic Composition and Historical Redlining With \u200bBuild Environment Indicators Derived From \u2064Street View Images.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nsoesie\u2019s low ranking among her co-authors suggests \u2064she contributed the least to\u200d the paper, which concluded that neighborhoods with a \u200bhigher concentration \u200dof black residents \u2064had more &#8220;dilapidated buildings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In June, Center for Antiracist Research \u2064scholar \u200cSanaz Mobasseri <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aom.org\/doi\/abs\/10.5465\/amr.2021.0446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> &#8220;Racial Inequality in Organizations:\u2062 A Systems Psychodynamic Perspective,&#8221; which theorized that &#8220;U.S. organizations \u2026treat White men \u2062as the dominant group and Black people \u2062as the archetypal subordinate.&#8221; Mobasseri\u2019s two co-authors are not affiliated with the Center for Antiracist Research.<\/p>\n<p>The center\u2019s only other releases \u200bwere \u200dtwo self-described\u2064 &#8220;policy reports,&#8221; both of which were released in June 2022. One of the reports was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/antiracism-center\/files\/2022\/06\/Moving-Towards-Antibigotry.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collection<\/a> of essays from the center\u2019s &#8220;Antibigotry Convening,&#8221; which took place in late 2021 and early 2022. The report includes sections on &#8220;Ableism,&#8221;\u200c &#8220;transphobia,&#8221; and &#8220;Anti-fat Bigotry,&#8221; \u200bdescribed in an essay as a &#8220;deep-seated and often\u2064 invisible anti-fat ideology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On\u200b its website, the Center for Antiracism Research would frequently\u2062 suggest its scholars were involved in research conducted by unaffiliated Boston University departments.\u200d In one instance, \u2064the\u2062 center shared on its \u2063website a report from \u2063its\u200b &#8220;Research and Policy Team&#8221;\u200c that &#8220;exposes dramatic shortfall by visas for victims of trafficking.&#8221; In reality, the report was \u200bauthored by\u2062 professors associated with Boston \u200cUniversity Law\u2019s \u200dImmigrants\u2019 Rights \u2062&#038; Human\u200d Trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>A press release on the report makes no mention of the Center for Antiracist Research. Neither of\u200c the two professors who \u200cfiled the \u200bFreedom of Information Act lawsuits against the federal government to obtain the data for the report \u2062have any affiliation with the\u200c center, \u2063according to a\u2063 review \u2064of\u2062 their resumes.<\/p>\n<p>The center\u2019s most recent press release linked\u2064 to a Public Health Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publichealthpost.org\/databyte\/documenting-anti-asian-hate-crimes-is-first-step-to-promoting-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> about an increase in hate crimes against Asians. \u2064At the bottom of the story, Public Health Post said it is &#8220;collaborating with researchers at the Center for Antiracist Research Racial Data Tracker to produce a series of articles focused on structural racism and health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The outlet went\u200b on to claim the dormant Racial\u2063 Data Tracker\u200b will release its findings to \u2064the public in &#8220;Spring 2023.&#8221; The story was published in June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has the focus on op-eds and commentary instead of\u200b original research \u2062papers\u2063 affected the Center&#8217;s impact and effectiveness \u200din\u2063 addressing racial inequity?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b The Center for Antiracist Research, led by\u200b Ibram X. Kendi, has recently faced \u200clayoffs due to a\u200c lack of original research \u200doutput. Despite its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brittney-griner-faces-16-hour-work-days-in-russian-gulag\/\" title=\"Brittney Griner Faces 16-Hour Work Days in Russian Gulag\">high-profile status<\/a>,\u2063 the center\u2064 has produced \u200bjust two original research papers since its establishment in June 2020. Instead, the majority of the center&#8217;s work consists of op-eds and commentary published on its \u2062website. Additionally, the center&#8217;s plans to create a database of\u2063 racial\u200c inequity data in the United States\u2063 have not materialized, leaving the project \u200cdormant since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Center for\u2063 Antiracist Research is not \u2062alone in its struggles. Other\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-of-taxpayer-funded-antiracist-group-funneled-nearly-300k-to-husbands-law-firm\/\" title=\"President of Taxpayer-Funded Antiracist Group Funneled Nearly 0K to Husband\u2019s Law Firm\">left-wing organizations<\/a>, such as George Soros&#8217;s Open Society Foundations and the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, have also faced significant \u200dchallenges. Open Society Foundations reduced \u200cits staff by 40 percent earlier this year,\u2063 while \u2064the revenues of\u200c the Black Lives\u2063 Matter Global Network Foundation fell \u200cby 88 percent from 2021\u200b to 2022, indicating a decline in public \u2062support for the movement.<\/p>\n<p>The financial state of the Center for Antiracist Research remains unclear, as Boston University, where the center is based, has not provided any comment on \u200cthe matter.\u2063 It is also worth noting \u2063that the center \u200bemployed at least 45 employees as of July, highlighting the scope\u200d of the layoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Kendi had initially envisioned the center\u200d as \u2063a platform for extensive racial \u200dresearch, policy innovation, education, advocacy \u2062campaigns, and\u2063 narrative-change initiatives. However, the center&#8217;s achievements have\u2062 fallen short of \u200bthese ambitions. For instance, the &#8220;Racial Data Lab&#8221; launched by the center only compiled COVID-19-related information and ceased to collect data in March 2021. Moreover, individuals involved \u2062in the project have been removed from the center&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of research papers, the center has published only two, \u2063both of which were co-authored with other academics. \u200dElaine Nsoesie, who leads the Racial Data Tracker project at the center, appeared as a co-author in \u2064a \u200cpaper on neighborhood racial\u2063 and ethnic composition and historical redlining, suggesting a minimal \u2064contribution \u200cto the research. Another\u200c center scholar, Sanaz Mobasseri, published a\u2062 paper \u200don racial inequality in organizations, with her co-authors being \u200dunaffiliated with the center.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ibram-kendis-center-for-antiracist-research-hasnt-produced-any-research\/\" title=\"No research from Ibram Kendi's Center for Antiracist Research.\">substantial original \u2062research \u2063output \u2063raises questions<\/a> about the impact and effectiveness \u2063of the Center for Antiracist Research. With its limited research contributions and the precarious financial situations of similar \u200dorganizations, it remains to be seen \u2064how the center and its \u200bmission will fare in the future.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 conclusion, despite its \u2062prominence in the media, \u2064the Center for Antiracist Research has faced layoffs amid a lack of original research output. Its \u200demphasis on op-eds and commentary, along with unfulfilled plans\u2062 for \u2064a racial inequity database, have raised concerns about the center&#8217;s impact and effectiveness. \u2063The challenges faced by the center mirror those of other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clarence-thomass-2022-financial-disclosure-released-after-months-of-ethics-pressure\/\" title=\"Clarence Thomas's 2022 financial disclosure finally unveiled amidst mounting 'ethics' pressure.\">left-wing\u200b organizations<\/a>, indicating\u2062 a broader trend \u2063in public support.\u2063 As the future of the center remains uncertain,\u2063 its role in addressing racial inequity and injustice remains to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Antiracist Research, led by Ibram X. Kendi, recently revealed plans to cut one-third of its staff. 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