On Tuesday, March 12, Leah Hunt-Hendrix (Leah Hunt-Hendrix) and Astra Taylor (@astradisastra) come to Brooklyn Public Library to discuss their new book Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea with Heather McGhee (@hmcghee). RSVP here: bklynlib.org/49xcHd1

The new poster is up, so we've got another amazing play to watch! 👀

Join us Feb 29 - Mar 17#TheSumofUsFestival 📖Heather McGhee

Tickets: ow.ly/ObL850QhGY3

Less than 1 month remains until this special event with Heather McGhee, author of 'The Sum of Us.' Register now to join Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity, Weidenbaum Center, CSD, & #WashU partners in person on Feb. 1: cre2.wustl.edu/calendar_event…

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Today also marks paperback release of the YA edition of 'The Sum of Us: How Racism Hurts Everyone.'

Join us for a class with author Heather McGhee on Feb. 5. In our 'Teach the Black Freedom Struggle' series. Free, interactive, PD credit & ASL provided.
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Zetta Elliott Kristy Boyce Happy #BookBirthday to a round up of titles that are now available in paperback: Not an Easy Win by Chrystal D. Giles, The Sum of Us (Adapted for Young Readers) by Heather McGhee, and You Bet Your Heart by Danielle Parker.

As Trump scabs it up at a non-union factory tonight, worth remembering that one of his most consistent beliefs is that autoworkers make too much money.

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#TheSumofUsBook winning the #OneBook competition was a dream come true. San Diego, you showed up! Now grab a neighbor for a book club and enjoy the journey. Special thanks to the OBOS committee and the amazing public library!

We're excited to be a media sponsor for @centralvalleycf's conversation with Heather McGhee this evening! There's still time to RSVP for this free event at Fresno High. You can learn more and RSVP here: buff.ly/46mw2fP

Wow! Finished Heather McGhee The Sum of Us. Engaging, well-written book with original ideas & practical way forward. Get’s beyond the obvious, draws on evidence, points out economic costs of zero-sum mindset, and demonstrates the benefit to all of the “solidarity dividend.” Jim Wallis

📚 3 Books Incarcerated Writers Recommend All Students Read

1️⃣ “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together” by Heather McGhee

2️⃣ “Man’s Search For Meaning” by Viktor Frankl | Man's Search for Meaning 📖

3️⃣ “Salvation: Black People and Love” by bell hooks prisonjournalismproject.org/2023/08/10/3-b…

A story of The Sum of Us: Joy and Claire

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#RefillthePublicPool 🏊🏽 #SolidarityDividends

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Watch the full video: youtu.be/x_f0kcpV_vw

I'm excited to share that “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together'' is the One Book, One San Diego's 2023 selection for adult readers! #TheSumofUsBook

Learn more at kpbs.org/onebook

New: The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood. propublica.org/article/claren…

Starting now!

Why aren’t there more public pools in CA? 👀 #RefillthePublicPool

Join Heather McGhee on KQED at 10 AM PDT/1 PM EDT. Listen on KQED or later on the KQEDForum Podcast.

#TheSumofUsBook #SolidarityDividends

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.CentralValleyCF and Fresno DRIVE are hosting a Community-Wide Read featuring Heather McGhee's #TheSumofUsBook .

They will also be hosting a free author conversation in Downtown Fresno on September 27. RSVP now at: centralvalleycf.org/read-with-us/

spent months reporting on families across America who have lost children to drowning.

What I found is that in America, swimming is a luxury rather than a public good.

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I actually read all 216 pages of Florida's new state social studies standards, and the enslaved-people-benefitting-from-slavery is not even the worst part. They basically created a K-12 course in Caucasian Race Theory

Here's the top 10 problems I found:

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RIP to Sinéad O'Connor, a model for what it looks like to use your platform to fight for justice no matter the consequences, like using her '92 SNL performance to call out the Pope for hiding child abuse.

'Everyone wants a pop star, see? But I am a protest singer.'

Short film me and my small team/fam made about Detroit basements, memory and the swollen Great Lakes. Co-released by the NYT Op Docs and PBS POV (Watch) nytimes.com/2023/07/25/opi…