BlackEconomics.org® Our great and late historian, Prof. John Henrick Clarke, reminded us of an important reason why native-born Black Americans (Afrodescendants) are often outperformed in certain socioeconomic categories by immigrant African People from the Continent, the Caribbean, other parts of the Americas, and elsewhere. His reasoning was that these African immigrants are former citizens of […]
An Expanded Meta-Analysis of Black American (Afrodescendant) Plans
BlackEconomics.org® Analysis Brief By Brooks B. Robinson, Ph.D. Introduction A Long-Term Strategic Plan (LTSP) Panel assembled in early 2022 to prepare for the first time a Long-Term Strategic Plan for Black America (LTSPFBA).i As part of the plan, the LTSP Panel considered readily available plans that were already prepared for Black Americans’ (Afrodescendants’) future and […]
Addressing the Negative Multifactor Productivity Conundrum: Elevating Black Americans’ Contributions to US Productivity
BlackEconomics.org® Working Paper There is No Full Accounting for Homo Economicus (HE)—Especially Black HE By Brooks Robinson, Ph.D. Abstract* This working paper suggests that, if the growth in real (human animate) materials (M) factor inputs is reduced sufficiently through appropriate quality adjustment (using appropriate quality indicators), then it is possible that estimated negative multifactor productivity […]
Black Americans’ Mobility Trap
BlackEconomics.org® A Research Analysis Brief Introduction Young and old Black Americans are enjoying increased access to a wide range of communications tools that enable mobility: e.g., Laptop and handheld computers and telephones (I-Phones and Androids). The ease of communication and the volume of economic/commercial and social engagement made possible by these devices renders them to […]
Trump’s Project 2025 for Black America: Racism, High Costs, Less Jobs, Ripping Away Health Care, and Cutting Social Security and Medicare
Donald Trump has spent his life degrading and discriminating against Black people. Trump was sued by the Justice Department for refusing to rent apartments to Black tenants, his rise in Republican politics started when he spread the racist conspiracy theory that Barack Obama wasn’t born in America, he has praised KKK members, and he […]
Voting from Black Political Report Cards
Black Americans should be keenly aware that the election’s outcome could lead to wonderful benefits or severe injuries.