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The book examined how racism harms not only its direct targets but also erodes the wellbeing of all Americans, offering both a diagnosis of the problem and a roadmap for collective prosperity.
Her book, The Sum of Us, What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, came out in 2021. But it reads like it was written for this exact moment.
— Episode: How Racism Costs Everyone
Episode: How Racism Costs Everyone
The book examined how racism harms not only its direct targets but also erodes the wellbeing of all Americans, offering both a diagnosis of the problem and a roadmap for collective prosperity.
Her book, The Sum of Us, What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, came out in 2021. But it reads like it was written for this exact moment.
In the book, The Sum of Us, I tell the story very prescient today of a town in the whitest state in the nation, in Maine, that had seen its best days go by, that was experiencing population loss and job loss, vacancies in the main street, factories closing.
Heather McGee is the author of The Sum of Us.