{"id":44670,"date":"2023-11-14T12:32:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T17:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=44670"},"modified":"2023-12-18T11:16:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T16:16:22","slug":"join-uc-libraries-in-reading-and-discussing-the-sum-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2023\/11\/join-uc-libraries-in-reading-and-discussing-the-sum-of-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Join UC Libraries in reading and discussing “The Sum of Us”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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UC Libraries’ RESPECT (Racial Equity Support Programming to Educate the Community Team) is hosting a book club featuring “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We can Prosper Together” by Heather McGhee starting in January ’24 with monthly online discussions concluding with in an in-person talk in April. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first 50 people to request a book will receive a physical copy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In “The Sum of Us:”McGhee embarks on a deeply personal journey across the country from Maine to Mississippi to California, tallying what we lose when we buy into the zero-sum paradigm\u2014the idea that progress for some of us must come at the expense of others. Along the way, she meets white people who confide in her about losing their homes, their dreams, and their shot at better jobs to the toxic mix of American racism and greed. This is the story of how public goods in this country\u2014from parks and pools to functioning schools\u2014have become private luxuries; of how unions collapsed, wages stagnated, and inequality increased; and of how this country, unique among the world\u2019s advanced economies, has thwarted universal healthcare. <\/p>\nPenguin random house<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Beginning in January, the book club will meet via Zoom to discuss the text over a series of three Fridays from 10:00-11:00am, January 26, February 23 and March 22. These meetings will culminate in a final wrap-up discussion on Friday, April 5 in-person and facilitated by Sinclair Community College’s Chief Diversity Officer Michael Carter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To sign up to participate and be sent more information<\/strong>, fill out this form<\/a>. The first 50 people to request a book will receive a physical copy. Physical copies<\/a> and ebook access<\/a> are also available to check out through UC Libraries. For any additional questions, e-mail Nimisha Bhat at nimisha.bhat@uc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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