Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

28 reviews

raichoreads's review

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4.5

This book is highly informative and I found very helpful in thinking about how to talk about systemic racism and its impacts with some of my white peers and loved ones.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Racism

emily_koopmann's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Violence, Slavery, Police brutality, and Death

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

 The Sum of Us looks at institutional racism, discriminatory laws and practices, in the United States, clearly demonstrating what this has cost not just Blacks and other people of colour but white citizens as well. Time and again the author shows how white citizens lost out because people didn’t want Black citizens to receive any benefits. From public pools (We have to allow Blacks to use the public pools -which their taxes helped pay for? Then we’ll close the pools. And maybe sell them for a nominal amount to a private club which will only allow wealthy whites to join. The result? Many whites lost access to swimming pools as well) to workers rights to health care McGhee repeatedly demonstrates the fallacy of the zero sum game. Whites do not have to lose out in order for Blacks to make gains. In fact she cites plenty of evidence and examples showing the gains to be made for all when different races cooperate and work together. Racism costs everybody but if people realise that and work together everybody benefits.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Police brutality

applesodaperson's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

3.75

Had to read for a Current Social Problems class, opened my eyes to so much new aspects of institutional racism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

ashleycatharine's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Really important book that highlights what everyone loses because of racist policy and beliefs. I also really loved that this book has actionable items, and meets people where they’re at. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

disco_sophia's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

rgrgrg's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

zabsmad's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Racism

readandfindout's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Style/writing: 5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Slavery, and Classism

alyssa_s10's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I listen to the audio book of this after listen to audio book "How to Be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi. This is a great follow-up book. It is very eye opening to the effect of racism in America on all citizens.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia