White Women for Trump? What’s The Cash Value of Racism in America? / The Karen Hunter Show on Sirius XM Radio
Tracie McMillan on her book ‘The White Bonus,’ and white women voters. Great convo with Karen Hunter.
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Discussing JD Vance’s White Bonus / Solutions On WURD with Amadee Braxton (radio)
Tracie McMillan joins Amadee Braxton to discuss applying the framework of The White Bonus to JD Vance. You can watch the segment on WURD’s Facebook page here, starting at minute 18:30.
Tracie McMillan joins Tavis Smiley / The Tavis Smiley Show (radio)
October 4, 2024 • 22 mins Author Tracie McMillan on her new book “The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America,” and how Senator JD Vance has benefited from racist industries, polices and white male privilege. Listen on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The Tavis Smiley … Read more
Being white paid off for JD Vance—by $20 million (at least) / Reckon
By Tracie McMillan See original article Update: The article was also co-published in Amsterdam News and Cincinnati City Beat. JD Vance, the Ohio senator and Republican candidate for vice president, does not talk much about being white. Yet an analysis of public records indicates that more than $20 million has flowed to the self-styled “hillbilly” … Read more
Author Discussion on Slavery and Race in America / Mississippi Book Festival (C-SPAN)
Authors Tracie McMillan, Kidada Williams, Grace Elizabeth Hale and Dionne Ford spoke about slavery and race in America. Watch the panel on C-SPAN.
“The Cash Value of Racism in America—and Its Schools” with Tracie McMillan / South Talks at University of Mississippi
Talk given at The Center for the Study of Southern Culture, part of the University of Mississippi on September 12, 2024. After journalist Tracie McMillan began reporting on the material advantages of racial privilege in America, she ended up in the public schools of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Using the story of two millennial sisters—the Becker girls—as … 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
“The White Bonus”: A Conversation with Tracie McMillan / WURD Radio
Tracie McMillan is the author of the book “The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America.” She joined Amadee Braxton on Solutions On WURD to talk more about her book.
