BlackEconomics.org® Introduction Something of importance (a requirement) is performed persistently; there is limited variation in the effort over time. If expenditure is the metric used to measure persistence, then there is the possibility of persistent expenditures for relatively unimportant items because they are small in value. However, it is expected that persistent expenditures will occur […]
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Knowledge, Strategic Planning, and Patient Perseverance
BlackEconomics.org® We begin this commentary by extending our deepest condolences and sympathies to families that lost members in the January 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans and to those still seeking recovery. But we acknowledge that we may never know precisely what drove Shamsud-Din Jabbar to execute the alleged attack on party revelers with his […]
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We Get What We Want!
BlackEconomics.org® For those who celebrate the traditional Western World Christmas, did you receive a desired gift this past Wednesday? What did you do to enjoy such a fortunate outcome? Requested the gift verbally or through prayer? Used mind power to materialize it? Produced the gift yourself or shopped and purchased it? Not to worry, the […]
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2024 Open Letter to Black Americans (Afrodescendants) Concerning the Media
BlackEconomics.org On March 10th and June 9th of 2023, BlackEconomics.org released open letters concerning the ubiquitous, relentless, poisonous, and death imposing force known as the media; a crucial factor that has helped, and is helping, determine [constrain] Black Americans’ (Afrodescendants’) possibilities and plight around the globe. We have provided irrefutable evidence in support of our […]
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Name It and Claim It
BlackEconomics.org® Logically, and it should not be surprising, our late November 2024 release of an analysis brief on “group economics” revealed that Black Americans practiced the just-mentioned concept by spending a mere estimated 13.1% of our total “spending power” with Black American entrepreneurs during 2020.(i) The current splintering and fragmenting of the US along political […]
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What Now?
BlackEconomics.org® We are hurtling toward the end of 2024 and into 2025. There is great anticipation and expectation on many fronts. Given existing uncertainty and at the deepest level, we are enquiring in two words: “What Now?” The wise ones among us are posing this question seeking multiple answers: Not just short- or medium-term answers, […]
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Moving South
BlackEconomics.org® Introduction Black America has experienced substantial reverse migration to the Southern US over the past 40 years. Recently, this population shift was bolstered by noted New York Times op-ed columnist Charles Blow and by the COVID-19 Pandemic.(1) As push-back on this trend, BlackEconomics.org adopted a countervailing view—recommending migration to the north central portion of […]
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Moving South Again?
BlackEconomics.org® We are long-time advocates of Black Americans emigrating to areas where the White American majority can be most easily swamped by a Black majority. We considered this important topic in our 2020 volume, Exodus and in a March 2024 analysis brief entitled, “Moving South.”(i) In Exodus, the argument is built from an economic efficiency […]
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Group Economics’ for Black Americans (Afrodescendants)
BlackEconomics.org® Analysis Brief Brooks Robinson, Ph.D. November 2024 Acknowledgements This is to acknowledge the importance of the queries and comments about “group economics” that motivated us to extend due consideration to this topic, perform the research, and prepare this analysis brief. We are indebted to all members of the Long-Term Strategic Plan for Black America […]
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From Acting to Knowing
BlackEconomics.org® As we move beyond Thanksgiving 2024 and toward 2025 and a new and uncertain era overshadowed by a seemingly dark cloud, those of us from the non-talented tenth can recall arriving for a Thanksgiving or some other family gathering and our parents posing that ominous question just before exiting the car: “You all know […]
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