National Book Award winner Ibram X. Kendi says Georgia Governor Brian Kemp "doesn't really value black lives" with his decision to reopen some businesses in the state while other parts of Georgia are dealing with COVID-19 cases. Speaking to Salon's D. Watkins, Kendi shares some of his findings from the COVID Tracking Project and what the racial data research says about how black people are being disproportionately affected by the virus.

Watch Salon's full episode with Kendi and author Jason Reynolds to hear more about their new book, "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You," a young adult version of Kendi's 2016 National Book Award Winner "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America."