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
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
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
By Roxsy Lin, Read the original article on Caló News The concept of racial colorblindness hangs in the air every day. It paints the idea of a society where race is irrelevant, and everyone is treated equally without regard to their racial or ethnic background. But at this point in history, it implies downplaying or … 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
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