How Ending Economic Racism Could Help White People Too

Would the impacts of racism be easier to communicate if we focused on the ways that bias and inequality are bad for everyone?

An episode of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "How Ending Economic Racism Could Help White People Too" was published on February 22, 2023 and runs 21 minutes.

February 22, 2023 ·21m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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Summary

Would the impacts of racism be easier to communicate if we focused on the ways that bias and inequality are bad for everyone?

Episode Description

Would the impacts of racism be easier to communicate if we focused on the ways that bias and inequality are bad for everyone?

On Today's Show:
Heather McGhee, chair of Color of Change board of directors and the author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (One World, 2021) and the new edition for young readers, The Sum of Us: How Racism Hurts Everyone (Delacorte Press, 2023) talks about teaching young readers about the issues of equity and racism and building a future that benefits everyone.