The End of Zero-Sum Politics
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On issues of race, many Americans get stuck in a zero-sum paradigm, assuming that advances for people of color will come at the expense of white individuals.
Heather McGhee, policy expert and author of the New York Times bestselling book The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, shows how that zero-sum mentality has thwarted progress in a range of policy areas from housing to healthcare to education. McGhee also offers a hopeful vision of how our country might transcend zero-sum thinking and build solidarity across racial and ethnic groups, ultimately benefiting us all. Join McGhee for a timely conversation on these topics with Professor Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law and director of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging.
All attendees of this event will enter a raffle to receive a free copy of Heather McGhee’s book.
This event is part of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging speaker series and is cosponsored by the Birnbaum Women's Leadership Network and the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law.
The Speaker Series is sponsored by:
Corporates:
• Microsoft
• Morgan Stanley
• Thomson Reuters
Law Firms:
• Davis Polk & Wardwell
• DLA Piper
• Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
• Latham & Watkins
• Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
• Sullivan & Cromwell
• Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
• Weil, Gotshal & Manges
• White & Case
Public Interest Organizations:
• Black Theatre United
• Catalyst
• Coqual
• Earthjustice
• Legal Defense Fund (LDF)
• Out Leadership
**Note on Accessibility: This virtual event requires an Internet connection and computer or smartphone. All audio will be Closed Captioned. For any questions, please email MHD7621@Nyu.edu at least 72 hours prior to the event.**