Kweku’s Korner By Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi On the first day of the Holidays, my ancestors gave to me a sense of Self-Identity. The foundation will always be to truly understand who we are and a sense of our historical knowledge that dates centuries before the Middle Passage. On the second day of the Holiday, my […]
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My Identity Shouldn’t Prevent Me From Living My American Dream
By Carter Brown Many of us have spent our lives pursuing our American dream. For me, this meant getting a college education, building a career, and starting a family. But for many LGBTQ+ people, achieving this dream remains out of reach. Across the country, LGBTQ+ people like me still face the harsh reality of being […]
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It’s Time for Us All to Come Together
By Ben Jealous What is one thing—just one—you can agree on with someone on the opposite side of the political divide? The late General Colin Powell once told me, “Figure that out and you can get a lot done. And as you win one victory together, you might just discover along the way that there’s […]
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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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Bucks Advance to Semi-Finals of the Emirates NBA Cup
The Bucks started the 2024-2025 season 1-6, and many fans panicked. Some fans thought the Bucks should trade their franchise player Giannis Antetokounmpo and rebuild. Antetokounmpo remained optimistic and had this to say regarding the Bucks’ slow start. “As the team leader, I think we are headed in the right direction.” “That doesn’t mean we’re […]
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Revisiting the AIDS Epidemic Forty-Three Years Later
By LaKeshia N. Myers It has been forty-three years since the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published a report on five previously healthy young gay men diagnosed with KS/OI. This was the first recognized sign of what would become known as the AIDS virus. Since that time, the United States has experienced every emotion imaginable […]
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We Thought Ruby Crossed that Bridge: A Call to Action for Our Schools
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant If you don’t know the story of Ruby Bridges, look it up. Frankly, I’m exhausted that we are still having these conversations, but recent events make it necessary. Currently, we are witnessing a disturbing surge in racist behaviors impacting school-age Black children. This issue came to a heartbreaking head […]
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On My Square
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoas Trouble does not discriminate. Regardless of our race, gender, religion, age, political affiliation, ability status, orientation, or nationality, she will visit all of us. When trouble comes, and she comes without fail, the question is how do we respond? When trouble comes, it knocks us off our square. […]
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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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