The Sum of Us appears in 9 book lists

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The Sum of Us appears in 9 book lists on Shepherd.

The best books for building compassion around issues of race

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The best books that helped me on my social justice journey

Book cover of Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia Book cover of We Should All Be Feminists Book cover of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together Book cover of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration Book cover of Radical Humility: Be a Badass Leader and a Good Human

The best books for everyone concerned about the state of U.S. democracy

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The best books about racism and the politics of public investment

Book cover of The Government-Citizen Disconnect Book cover of Why Americans Hate Welfare: Race, Media, and the Politics of Antipoverty Policy Book cover of Manufacturing Decline: How Racism and the Conservative Movement Crush the American Rust Belt Book cover of The Color of Welfare: How Racism Undermined the War on Poverty Book cover of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

The best books for advocates of economic justice who want more than a recounting of history

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The best books for changing the way you change the world

Book cover of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Book cover of Post Capitalist Philanthropy Book cover of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds Book cover of Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone Book cover of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

The best books about what race is (and is not)

Book cover of Superior: The Return of Race Science Book cover of The Mismeasure of Man Book cover of Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century Book cover of Whiteness of a Different Color: European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race Book cover of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

The best books on why racism persists and what we can do about it

Book cover of Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do Book cover of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together Book cover of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Book cover of From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century Book cover of The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism

The best books for kids (and parents) on anti-racism

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