The following are selected Briefs, Commentaries, Essays, Reports, and Working Papers on “Futuristic” topics from a BlackEconomics perspective.
Commentary: “Another Take on Black American Reparations” (July 26, 2021) (425 KB) [ATBAR.pdf}
Commentary: “Exiting No Man’s Land” (July 9, 2021) (368 KB) [ENML.pdf]
Essay: “How Black Small Businesses Can Hinder Closing the Income and Wealth Gaps” (June 22, 2021) (401 KB) [HBSBCHCIWG.pdf]
Commentary: “What Do You Know About the NBPC?” (June 11, 2021) (386 KB) [NBPC.pdf]
Commentary: “L’Histoire Se Répète?” (June 11, 2021) (400 KB) [LSR.pdf]
Essay: “Would Black America Benefit from Biden’s Proposed FY 2022 Education Program?” (June 7, 2021) (457 KB) [WBABFT1EG.pdf]
Commentary: “A Memorial Day ‘Then What?'” (May 28, 2021) (363 KB) [TW.pdf]
Essay: “A Black CPI?” (February 25, 2021) (439 KB) [BLACKCPI.pdf]
Commentary: “Resolving the Great Separation: If Unity is What You Seek” (February 1, 2021) (403 KB) [IUIWYS.pdf]
Commentary: “What Does Covid-19 Mean for Black Americans?” (April 19, 2020) (232 KB) [WDC19MBA.pdf]
Proposal Brief: “Mobilizing Black Religious Organizations for Education” (January 2020) (328 KB) [MBROE.pdf]
Strategy Brief: “More Than a Conqueror: One Black American Strategy” (August 15, 2019) (381 KB) [MTAC.pdf]
Commentary: “More on Reparations: Recognizing Reality—Reassessing Requirements” (July 7, 2019) (220 KB) [RRRR.pdf]
Essay: “How Black America Could Save Billions—Households at Least $500” (March 30, 2019) (279 KB) [SaveBillions.pdf]
Analysis: “What Can Black Americans Produce in Shabazzland? A Black American Supply and Use Table” (August 15, 2017) (741 KB) [BSUT.pdf}
Essay: “More Black Banks: Only Part of the Solution” (August 16, 2016) (155 KB) [MBBOPS.pdf]
Essay: “Why Not a Black Political Party?” (August 15, 2015) (195 KB) [WNABPP.pdf]
Report: “Highlights from National/International Reparations Summit” (April 14, 2015) (950 KB) [SUMHIGH.pdf]
Commentary: “Science Will Obliterate Racism” (March 2015) (128 KB) [SWOR.pdf]
Essay: “The Economics of Freedom for Black Americans in a Technological World: A Brief Futuristic Essay” (January 17, 2015) (186 KB) [TEFBA.pdf]
Commentary: “From Inequality to Equality: Hypothesizing about the Possibilities” (March 7, 2014) (76 KB) [FIE.pdf]
Commentary: “Google May Hold a Key” (April 4, 2011) (164 KB) [GMHK.pdf]
Report: “BlackEconomics.org’s Participation in United Nations’ Minority Issues Forum on Minorities and the Right to Education” (December 2008) (46 KB) [MIFA.pdf] Also see “Economics of Education: Substantive Preparation Notes on the Draft Recommendations on Minorities and the Right to Education.” (December 2008) (34 KB) [MIFB.pdf] Finally, consider the following three Statements that were submitted on behalf of BlackEconomics.org to the Forum: Statement 1 (25 KB) [MIF-Stat1.pdf]; Statement 2 (26 KB) [MIF-Stat2.pdf]; and Statement 3 (27 KB) [MIF-Stat3.pdf]
Working Paper: “Coming to Africa: Should Black Americans Emigrate?” (January 2008) (124 KB) [COA.pdf]