Toni Williams and the Brooklyn Savvy panelistas talk with author Shawn Rochester and President of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Colvin Grannum about how the increased cost for being black is a hidden one. The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America is a book that discusses how black people are economically disadvantaged every day simply for being African-American. It gives examples from true-to-life experiences, such as how black communities are undervalued.