BlackEconomics.org® In an April 2023 analysis brief, “Economics Before Education?,” BlackEconomics.org established that “knowledge” is the most important “thing” in the universe. This commentary is to suggest that “communication” must rank very high on the list of important things. Obviously, it is critical that we communicate important knowledge so that wo/man can continue existence on […]
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Rejoice!!!
BlackEconomics.org® Yesterday’s Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) Affirmative Action (AA) decision should mark a day of great rejoicing in Black America’s future! Behind a veil of ignorance and in perpetual fear of loss of life, Black America has suffered through the most horrendous hellicost of any people in known human history. Our American experience […]
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Congress Just Made Strides Toward Combating Superbugs Now Let’s Cross the Finish Line
By Rachel King A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers just proposed legislation that would address a pressing public health crisis: antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Passing the bill, known as the PASTEUR Act, could help avert millions of AMR-associated deaths in the coming decades. Humans regularly deal with bacterial and fungal threats, from strep throat […]
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Disinvestment Worked Then, And It Can Work Now
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor As an alum of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), I try to keep up with what’s happening on campus. I will never forget that this is where I cut my teeth on issues both local and global. I learned about advocacy methods, negotiations, and sharpened my ability to […]
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Senator Agard Statement on Republican Plan to Provide Millionaires and Billionaires with a Substantial Tax Cut
MADISON – On June 22nd, Republican members on the Joint Finance Committee announced a planned $4.4 billion worth of tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit millionaires over the biennium. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “Rather than funding essential services like child care, expanding BadgerCare, or implementing Paid Family and Medical Leave, […]
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Missing the Point
BlackEconomics.org® The relatively few existing Black American economists focus largely on inequality (stratification) issues. We realize that in-equality in employment and income are not our primary concerns even as we consider Black America’s ~$1.8 trillion in spending power for 2023.(1) Rather, wealth inequality is the most salient metric by which we assess progress: Our wealth […]
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Marques Johnson Should be in the Basketball Hall of Fame
By Charles D. Collier It’s a travesty of justice that Marques Johnson is not in the Basketball Hall of Fame. It is a surprise to most people who witnessed Johnson’s illustrious career that he is not in the HOF. Marques excelled at every level and is one of only ten players to have their number […]
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You Can Kill the Messenger, But Not the Message
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The Story of Blacks in America Will Forever Be Told It’s hard to trace the exact origins of the saying “You Can Kill the Messenger, But Not the Message.” While research has pinpointed the adage’s roots to the Middle Ages, many also associate the idiom with ancient wars […]
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Commemorating Juneteenth
By Tammy Baldwin 158 years ago, word finally spread to enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War ended and they were free – officially ending slavery in our country and marking the freedom of every single African American. It was on June 19th, 1865, that our country had its second independence day. […]
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Should We Believe the NYT on Reading Education?
BlackEconomics.org® We begin this brief essay with Table 1 from the US Department of Education’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Table 1 tracks average 4th grade reading scores for Black and all Mississippi students and for the nation. We bring these statistics to your attention because the New York Times (NYT) published an opinion […]
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