The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by McGhee, Heather Letting go of the belief

Letting go of the belief that we earn love by shrinking ourselves

Benny's kindness and confidence inspire even Zack to discover the joy of being different

In an intimate and non-traditional (or "new-fashioned") memoir

And with vivid characters

But in his work with wannabe tough guys

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by McGhee, Heather Letting go of the beliefHeather McGhees specialty is the American economyand the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. From the financial crisis of 2008 to rising student debt to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a root problem: racism in our politics and policymaking. But not just in the most obvious indignities for people of color. Racism has costs for white people, too. It is the common denominator of our most vexing public problems, the core