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Admin William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (he pronounced his last name as “Doo-boys”) was one of the greatest intellectuals of his time. He is known as an educator, pan-Africanist, editor, and early civil rights leader. He helped found the NAACP and edited its newspaper, the Crisis. He was born in 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, in … Read more
Newspapers Only 19% of students at Howard University are Black Men At Black Colleges, a Stubborn Gender Enrollment Gap Keeps Growing. Only 19 percent of students at Howard University are Black men, whose enrollment levels at four-year colleges have plummeted (NY Times). It may be worse, if you exclude foreign born Black men. New Books … Read more
Morehouse College graduate here and I’m heading back for my 40th reunion. I’ve been reflecting on the lessons that helped many of us who graduated in 1986 succeed. Only about 50% of each entering class finishes college within six years. Here’s what worked for us: What Morehouse could do better: I also remember students who … Read more
President Trump’s huge blunder on tariffs gives us an opportunity to discuss the larger economic issues involved. How do we create good paying jobs in the United States? Or even bigger, how do we offer opportunity to people? Last time we checked, Truck driving was the best job for Black people without a high school … Read more
With all the news about tariffs, we want to set the stage with some basic information about tariffs A tariff is a fee imposed on imported goods or services by a government. A tariffs can be a flat amount on each good or a percentage added to the total cost of an imported good. They … Read more
Since Kamala Harris’s narrow defeat in the presidential election, we have been looking at real measures of economic insecurity and prosperity. Voters consistently rank the economy as their top concern, yet traditional economic indicators often fail to capture the full picture. From time to time here at BlackEconomics.com and our sister blog BlackEconBiz.com, we regularly … Read more
Many Americans think their economic future looks bad. But what does that actually mean? And how can we measure that? What are the best indicators for a quick understanding of the struggles of the American worker? One of our recurring themes is that broad economic measures, like GDP or unemployment, do not give a true … Read more
We are following the February 28th boycott closely. We are also following the media coverage. We support the boycott. The original goal was to boycott Target Corporation, a major retailer which suspended it’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on January, 24th, 2025. Target had previously committed to spending $2 billion with the Black community in … Read more
Why did President Donald Trump beat VP Kamala Harris in the recent presidential campaign? Everyone has their favorite reason: inflation, immigration, angry people wanting change, Fox news and right-wing media control, or voter suppression. However, if you asked the voters directly, the biggest reason voters gave was the economy. Many voters said they were angry … Read more
Donald Trump is an economic populist. He believes that when businesses do well, the American people do well. He has staked his entire campaign and potential presidency on one issue: immigration. He also campaigns on, to a lesser extent, economic insecurity. The only other economic issue he mentioned was tax cuts. Analyzing Trump’s economic ideas … Read more