A critical race theorist whose ostensibly “anti-racist” ideas have been accused of perpetuating racism against whites will speak at a major teachers union conference on July 7. Ibram Kendi, a professor of humanities at Boston University, is scheduled to address the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) “Together Educating America’s Children” conference. Kendi will engage in a “free-ranging discussion with student activists and AFT members on his scholarship and on developing anti-racist mindsets and actions inside and outside classrooms,” according to the conference’s website. The session will last 90 minutes starting at 6 p.m. Kendi, the author of “How to Be an Antiracist” and “Antiracist Baby,” is a critical race scholar whose ideas have attracted strong support and strong criticism. He has claimed that people who are not actively working to combat racism are racist and that young children should discuss the concept of anti-racism. He has also pushed for the …