The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How Everyone Can Prosper Together

Most of us are aware of the “tax” that racism has placed on people of color. In The Sum of Us, Heather McGhee, former president of the think-tank Demos and chair of the racial-justice organization Color of Change, shows what racism costs every American in a world of increasing privatization and economic inequality. The antidote: coming together in community. If you believe life should be more than a zero-sum game, you’ll find McGhee’s insights stimulating and, ultimately, a source of optimism about the future.