The Single Best Book on Black Economics is not a Book: The California Reparations Report

So we have a new winner in the Best Black economics book contest and it’s not a book. It is a wide ranging study of the Black economic condition with solid recommendation is a large number of areas. The report is long, 624-pages, and comprehensive. It is meant to be sampled and read in chunks, … Read more

Comprehensive Black Economic and Business Book List

“Dear BlackEconomics.com, Please help me out. I am interested in Black economics, but don’t know where to start. What should I read?” While we can give a general recommendation(see our list), we cannot tailor our answer to each person’s background, life experience, and education level. Here are our recommendations So, our list has filters by … Read more

What we are reading: Week of April 14th, 2025

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