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Summary Booker T Washington (BTW) was a speaker, writer, and educator in the early 20th century. He was widely considered the most prominent Black leader of his time. He met with presidents and industrialists. He believed in the uplift of Black people through self-improvement, education, and entrepreneurship. He built and led the Tuskegee Institute for … Read more
After 120 years, the biggest debate in Black Economics still rages on Introduction One of the longest-running debates in Black Economics is still active today: How should Black people navigate the economic system in the United States? What policies and strategies can best promote upward mobility and long-term stability for Black communities? How do we … Read more
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
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
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
We want to do a quick Black economic update with Election Day around the corner and the release of the October Jobs report. This article is fully sourced(22 Links), so it’s a great guide to where we get our economic information for our articles. Summary Overall, the economy, according to the statistics, is one of … Read more