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The article deals with the promises and statements issued by U.S. colleges confirming the commitment of their institutions to becoming antiracist in the aftermath of the death of African American George Floyd. Among the colleges that promised to implement diversity and curricular reform were Duke University and Castleton University. The influence of the best seller "How to Be an Antiracist" historian and activist Ibram X. Kendi is also cited.

The article focuses on black people are less likely than white people to be self-reliant and less likely to emphasize rational linear and quantitative thinking and the black people aren't as likely to believe in a Christian God and more inclined to be tolerant of pagan or polytheistic religions.

The article discusses diversity awareness and anti-racism initiatives started by elite private schools in New York City, noting the initiatives focus on examining the concept of white privilege. Topics addressed include the attitudes of and social conditions for both white students and minority students at private schools, as well as various talks and activities led by diversity consultants.

The article features Ibram X. Kendi, scholar-activist and author of the National Book Award prize winner "Stamped From the Beginning" The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America." It offers information on his academic background and his participation in the racial reconstitution of higher education in the U.S. Also discussed are his ideologies on the advancement of antiracism.

The article discusses responses to incidents involving racism at U.S. universities and colleges by college presidents, citing studies presented at the April 2015 conference of the organization American Educational Research Association in Chicago, Illinois. Topics include the focus of college presidents on public-relations (PR) efforts, the work of bias-response teams in higher education administration, and the use of criminal-justice terminology to describe anti-bias work.

IT was carefully restored only two years ago and takes pride of place in a primary school's assembly hall. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]