BlackEconomics.org® The only national provider of passenger rail service in the US is Amtrak, which is classified as a nonmarket (not for profit) Federal Government corporation. In 2000, Amtrak began providing high-speed rail (HSR) services primarily in the “northeast corridor.” Notably, while overall Amtrak operations have been loss-making since its founding in 1971, its HSR […]
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Government Accounting 101: Budgets, Deficits, and Debt
BlackEconomics.org® Introduction Much of the hoopla in the nation’s capital since Inauguration Day has involved money: The ubiquitous answer to all questions. Unequivocally, the new Administration has voiced a strong interest in budget, deficit, and debt (BDD) concerns. There are several fields of academic study that offer an opportunity to gain command of this topic, […]
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Black American Religiosity: Statistics, Analysis, and Outcomes
BlackEconomics.org® Justifiably or not, it is an “accepted fact” that Black Americans are the most “religious” racial/ethnic group in the US as defined by Pew Research Center statistics on self-identification of religious adherence, self-assessment of a personal religious attitude, and attendance at religious services.(i) The purpose of this investigative analytical essay is to explore this […]
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A Historical Critique of Black American Leadership
Black Economics ® Introduction (1) Black America has a troubled, yet rich, history. We all know the story: African people taken prisoner, brought to North America, and forced to work as “slaves;” rendered “free” by the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution; Reconstruction; segregated life under Black Codes and Jim Crow; the Great Migration north; […]
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Revisiting Black American Leadership
Why is Black America at the US’s socioeconomic bottom. There is little disagreement that we are where we are because we are not unified and not organized well enough to, inter alia, use the following standard strategic planning model to achieve persistent success: Establish and ensure that we all know our short- and long-term objectives […]
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Why ‘Africa’?
BlackEconomics.org® This essay challenges our “thoughtless” use of “Africa” as the name of the “Motherland” from economic, historical, and psychological/neuroeconomic perspectives. Is this a key “sin” of omission that binds us?(1) Your patience is requested as we explore this topic methodically. The scholarly works of economists are highly valued, in part, because of the methodologies […]
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Black American (Afrodescendant) Labor: A Problematic Past and Favorable Future
BlackEconomics.org® This is a special African American (Afrodescendant) History Month (AAHM) release from BlackEconomoics.org. It was invited by the Jackson Advocate of Jackson (MedgarEversville), Mississippi. The Jackson Advocate is an 87-year-old Black newspaper known as “The Voice of Black Mississippians.” We extend our deep appreciation to the Advocate’s Editor Emeritus, Mrs. Alice Tisdale, who invited […]
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How Does It Work?
BlackEconomics.org® We will flash numbers in this brief analytical essay. However, please do not run away without reading it if you believe that you are “not a numbers person.” We mainly cite important statistics and perform no sophisticated calculations. We are concerned with how “business” works in the US with an intent to clarify why […]
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Doors are Slamming in Black Americans’ Faces
BlackEconomics.org® Introduction BlackEconomics.org specializes in providing economic knowledge and expertise concerning Black economic concepts, issues, policies, and plans—including forecasting. While we profess no prophetic or visionary powers, the record shows that we have been among those who have used logical reasoning to forecast future conditions that are materializing now before our very eyes.(i) This brief […]
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Black American Health Economics Again
Introduction Despite our grandest efforts to ensure that BlackEconomics.org releases remain topically unbiased (i.e., that they reflect randomness), it turns out that over the past 18 months we have produced at least four releases that consider Black American health economics topics.(i) Also during the period, we prepared, but have temporarily withdrawn, a draft BlackEconomics.org Working […]
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