D.E.I. Daily · Victory Report
Ibram X. Kendi's $43M Antiracist Center
Has Collapsed
Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research — Ibram X. Kendi's flagship institution, funded with $43 million in donations — imploded in 2023 amid allegations of financial mismanagement, mass staff layoffs, and a near-total failure to produce meaningful research. The collapse devastated the credibility of both the antiracism movement and its most prominent figurehead.
$43MRaised & Burned
0Major Research Papers Produced
2023Year of Collapse
Staff described a chaotic environment, financial mismanagement, and a leadership structure that consumed millions in donor funds while producing almost nothing in terms of the academic research the center was founded to deliver.
Boston Globe Investigation · 2023
How It Happened
2020Boston University launches the Center for Antiracist Research with $43M in donations following George Floyd protests.
2022Staff begin raising internal concerns about financial mismanagement and lack of research output.
2023Mass layoffs announced. Media investigations expose dysfunction. Kendi's credibility collapses.
2023Center effectively shuttered. Kendi retreats from public prominence.