Interviews

Go to original page. Join host Nadine Smith on Wide Awake America as she welcomes Tracy McMillan, author of “The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America.” Tracy, also known for her New York Times bestseller “The American Way of Eating,” delves into the financial advantages conferred by whiteness in … Read more

Exactly how much money do you get for being white in America? Because being white comes with tangible benefits. Author Tracie McMillan calculated that whiteness has given her over $350,000. In her new book The White Bonus, McMillan explores her finances and those of other white people to see exactly how beneficial racism is for … Read more

Listen to the segment of The Brian Lehrer Show online at WYNC. On today’s show: 

Tracie McMillan10:00AM – 11:00AMAuthor and journalist Tracie McMillan joins Tavis to discuss how racial privilege begets material advantage and her book “The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America.” The Tavis Smiley Show.

Read the original source By R.L. Nave Thinking back on it, Tracie McMillan wonders if one of her earliest lessons about racism came as a result of her mother’s illness. “I understood, when I was a kid, that my mom was sick, and nobody was helping her,” McMillan tells Reckon. “When you are beating your head … Read more

Author Tracie McMillan joins me to break down just how much racism has benefitted white Americans for decades.  “”We made massive investments in white communities and families and that created the kind of stability a lot of white families still enjoy and we ought to be doing that for everybody”@TMMcMillan shares how she hopes her … Read more

Venessa Wong for MarketWatch Tracie McMillan grew up in Michigan “on the border of the working and middle class.” Little about her upbringing suggests financial privilege: Her mother became ill when she was 5 years old, and her family worried constantly about medical debt. McMillan has worked since age 14 and supported herself financially since … Read more

Read the original source. By Venessa Wong Journalist Tracie McMillan says she ‘understood enough about the world to know that I’m getting something for being white’ — even if she, too, struggled financially. The Value Gap is a MarketWatch interview series about confronting inequality that features business leaders, academics, policy makers and activists. Tracie McMillan grew … Read more

Read the original source. Racism is a major contributor to economic disparities in the U.S. – but in her new book, The White Bonus, writer Tracie McMillan crunches the numbers to understand just how much money white privilege can mean. In today’s episode, she speaks with NPR’s Michel Martin about the different families she profiled, the … Read more