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‘Payment for my silence’: A Brooklyn writer lost out on a $350K inheritance from her father after airing out the family’s dirty laundry — here’s what to do if you suddenly get disinherited / Moneywise

Read the article on Moneywise. By Sabina WexTracie McMillan found out that her father disinherited her via postage. In July 2023, the Brooklyn-based writer received a hand-written letter from her father, telling her that he was removing her from his will. The reason? McMillan recounted a physical altercation between them in her most recent book, … Read more

Capital & Main: Fire Season Front-Line Workers, Landmark Federal Ruling Against Union-Busting

Fire Season’s Front-Line Workers Get Organized Nathan Pipenberg, August 2, 2024Firefighters credit a perfect storm of more fires, low wages and dangerously high turnover rates for the trend. A Landmark Federal Ruling Against Union-Busting Has Boosted Organizing Gabriel Thompson, August 26, 2024Union elections are up in the year since the labor board created new penalties … Read more

My Disinheritance Gave Me What I Actually Needed / The Cut

When my dad wrote me out of his will, my future — and my relationship — felt more secure than ever. By Tracie McMillanSee original article. My dad disowned me last July. The news came in the mail. In a blocky script made wobbly with age — he’s 77 — my dad spent the first … Read more

Tracie McMillan on The Metro / WDET (radio)

In a recent article in the Detroit Free Press, author and journalist Tracie McMillan explores the story of Ferndale’s segregated schools and how her own personal story fits into it. She joins The Metro to discuss how her parents’ decisions impacted her own life outcomes and the ways that are woven into a broader story about American inequality.  

Putting a Dollar Amount on Racism / Areva Martin in Real Time (radio)

We’ve seen workplace DEI programs, Affirmative Action, and other policies that are meant to address the legacy of racism in America come under attack in recent months, with many white folks claiming that they are being discriminated against because of these policies. Author Tracie McMillan challenges this narrative in her latest book, “The White Bonus: … Read more

127. Author Tracie McMillan on “The White Bonus” / Willoughby Hills (podcast)

View original on the Willoughby Hills Substack Welcome to another episode of the Willoughby Hills podcast! On today’s episode, I speak with journalist and author Tracie McMillan about her incredible new book The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America. When it comes to race, white Americans often acknowledge a “Black tax,” meaning … Read more

Review: “Can You Put a Dollar Amount on White Privilege?” / The Nation

Tracie McMillan’s The White Bonus attempts to quantify the literal cost of racism in America. By Kristen MartinRead the original review from The Nation When Tracie McMillan was a student at New York University in the mid-1990s, she landed an internship at The Village Voice and worked under Wayne Barrett, an investigative journalist who considered himself a “detective for … Read more

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