Tracie McMillan, journalist and author of "The White Bonus," outside her home in Detroit, Michigan.
Mandatory Credit:	Sarah Rice via CNN Newsource

Tracie McMillan, journalist and author of "The White Bonus," outside her home in Detroit, Michigan.
Mandatory Credit: Sarah Rice via CNN Newsource

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A White author calculated just how much racism has benefited her. Here’s what she found

Exactly how much has racism benefited White Americans? Journalist and author Tracie McMillan did the math: The advantages she’s gotten over her life from being White, she estimates, amount to $371,934.30.