Historian and writer Ibram X. Kendi, who wrote the bestseller “How to Be an Antiracist” and led a center on the subject at Boston University, will join Howard University’s faculty.

Boston University is closing its Center for Antiracist Research as its founding director, scholar Ibram X. Kendi, leaves for another job. Why it matters: BU's decision, which comes amid a federal backlash to programs related to diversity,

Ibram X. Kendi, the founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, is leaving Boston for a new position at Howard University. The center will close when its charter with Boston University expires on June 30,

Professor Ibram X. Kendi is packing up shop and leaving Boston University, but the antiracism grift is not over yet. On Friday, Newsweek reported Kendi will be leaving the faculty of BU and the Center for Anti-Racism located on campus led by Kendi will shut down.