Ted Cruz’s ‘Antiracist Baby’ Smear Campaign Backfires and Boosts Sales

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Brooke Leigh Howard

Race and Identity Reporter

Published Mar. 23, 2022 8:38PM EDT

MICHAEL MCCOY

Hours after Sen. Ted Cruz railed against a children’s book on racism, sales went through the roof. Tuesday night, Antiracist Baby by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi was one of the top-selling children’s books on Amazon. That followed Cruz's dramatic presentation at Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing earlier on Tuesday, where he berated her for supporting a private school where the book is read to students and demanded to know whether or not she believed babies are racist.

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Ted Cruz’s ‘Antiracist Baby’ Smear Campaign Backfires and Boosts Sales

Brooke Leigh Howard

MICHAEL MCCOY