(From BGCF website)

Join Blue Grass Community Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, University of Kentucky’s Office for Institutional Diversity and our community partners as we welcome New York Times bestselling author of The Sum of Us and renowned expert on the American economy, Heather McGhee.

In The Sum of Us, McGhee argues that racism has costs for everyone, not just for people of color. One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers, McGhee offers a powerful exploration of inequality in the United States.

Heather McGhee will explore these questions, and more, in a keynote address, followed by a conversation with Renee Shaw, KET’s director of public affairs. Her keynote will be preceded by a short program and exciting announcements of how we will put these ideas into action to advance racial equity in our communities.

Doors open at 6pm
Program begins at 6:30pm

• Heather McGhee’s keynote begins at 7pm

• Moderated conversation with Renee Shaw begins at 7:45pm

• Free parking will be available in the UK Cornerstone Parking Garage.

Heather McGhee is an expert in economic and social policy. The former president of the inequality-focused think tank Demos, McGhee has drafted legislation, testified before Congress and contributed regularly to news shows including NBC’s Meet the Press. McGhee holds a BA in American studies from Yale University and a JD from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law. Read Heather McGhee’s full bio.

Renee Shaw is a journalist and director of public affairs at KET. With KET since 1997, Shaw now produces, edits and hosts KET’s legislative, election and health coverage. She moderates public issues forums and speaks about diversity, media, political and state legislative matters statewide. Shaw holds degrees in broadcast journalism and political science, and a master’s degree in corporate communications, all from Western Kentucky University.