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Accessible articles from McKinsey fill the research gap There is a lack of well-written, research-based articles accessible to the general public on Black Economics. Many people want to know where to get started when learning about Black Economics. There are four top resources in Black Economics: Ta-Nehisi Coates’s reparations article in The Atlantic, the Advanced … Read more
Every month, the BLS reports the facts on employment in the US. The monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics employment situation report (EMPSIT) is the single most important publicly available information on the US economy. The report is commonly called “the jobs report.” The second most important report is corporate profits. (quarterly). The Employment report is … Read more
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
We are working on a long term research project on Black Construction Labor Markets. One of the initial parts of any research project is the literature review. We are trying something new. We have built a shared workspace on google drive with our current collection of African American construction articles and data. We are trying … Read more
So, we are frequently asked what books someone should read to understand Black economics in the US. Here are the best accessible and academic books and articles on Back Economics. Some define the problems and offer solutions, while others conduct deeper research. All focus on Black economic progress in the United States. Note: African American … Read more
Summary One of the most high-profile ways Black people lose wealth is due to Tangled Titles. A “Tangled Title” is a property title without a clear, legal document expressing future ownership when the owner dies. The property becomes vulnerable to partial ownership claims and partition sales. In some cases, heirs do not realize they own … Read more
Businessweek Convenes: Black Leaders Face the DEI Backlash So, we listened to this discussion from some very high-powered business leaders, ex-CEOs, investment bankers, and skilled marketing professionals. All are on the board of directors for major corporations. Listening to the discussion. We were struck by how little actual power black business leaders have in these … Read more
Wouldn’t it be nice, as a Black economist, to have a model of the US Black economy? We could model many of the larger questions in Black economics. We could plug in important topics like AI, tariffs, tax legislation, or government subsidies and come out with the estimated impact on jobs, unemployment, healthcare, and income. … Read more
“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
Black unemployment jumps to 7.5%, a 23% increase since last August. New Black workers increased by 260,000. Unemployment Report The BLS jobs report showed almost no new job growth (+22,000 new jobs) in August. Over the past three months, the economy added an average of 29,000 jobs. The numbers hint at a slowing US economy. … Read more