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- There is a striking clarity to this book; there is also a depth of kindness in it that all but the most churlish readers will find moving. She explains in exacting detail how racism causes white people to suffer.
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Feb 23, 2021 · Helper and his argument come up early on in Heather McGhee’s illuminating and hopeful new book, “The Sum of Us” — though McGhee, a descendant of enslaved people, is very much concerned with the...
Feb 16, 2021 · The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. Heather McGhee. 4.63. 18,207 ratings2,661 reviews. Goodreads Choice Award. Nominee for Best Nonfiction (2021) Heather McGhee's specialty is the American economy--and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public.
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Feb 16, 2021 · NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone—not just for people of color.
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Feb 17, 2021 · We're speaking with Heather McGhee, past president of the progressive think tank Demos. Her new book makes the case that racial discrimination in the United States has been harmful to white ...
Mar 11, 2021 · Book review of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee - The Washington Post. Advertisement. This article was published more than 3 years ago....
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Mar 21, 2021 · McGhee is the former president of the think tank Demos and the author of a terrific new book called The Sum of Us. The story McGhee tells orbits around a depressing metaphor: the drained swimming...
Feb 16, 2021 · NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone—not just for people of color.
