Edited by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, The Black Agenda is a bold and urgent move towards social justice through a profound collection of essays featuring Black scholars and experts across economics, education, health, climate, and technology. It speaks to the question "What's next for America?" on the subjects of policy-making, mental health, artificial intelligence, climate movement, the future of work, the LGBTQ community, the criminal legal system, and much more.
Essayists including Dr. Sandy Darity, Dr. Hedwig Lee, Mary Heglar, and Janelle Jones present groundbreaking ideas ranging from Black maternal and infant health to reparations to AI bias to inclusive economic policy, with the potential to uplift and heal not only Black America, but the entire country.
Edited by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, The Black Agenda is a bold and urgent move towards social justice through a profound collection of essays featuring Black scholars and experts across economics, education, health, climate, and technology. It speaks to the question "What's next for America?" on the subjects of policy-making, mental health, artificial intelligence, climate movement, the future of work, the LGBTQ community, the criminal legal system, and much more.
Essayists including Dr. Sandy Darity, Dr. Hedwig Lee, Mary Heglar, and Janelle Jones present groundbreaking ideas ranging from Black maternal and infant health to reparations to AI bias to inclusive economic policy, with the potential to uplift and heal not only Black America, but the entire country.
The first book of its kind, a collection bringing together leading Black scholars and experts for a policy-oriented approach to the fight for racial justice in America.
ANNA GIFTY OPOKU-AGYEMAN is a researcher, writer, and activist whose work has been featured in Teen Vogue, The New York Times, NPR, Fortune, Marketplace, and The Guardian. She is the co-founder of The Sadie Collective, the only nonprofit organization addressing the lack of Black women in economics and related fields. In 2020, she became the youngest recipient of the CEDAW Women's Rights Award by the UN Convention.
"An ode to Black experts and their solutions to contemporary issues
in the U.S. Consider it #RequiredReading." --Ms. "An expansive set
of essays highlighting the range and force of Black
leadership....An inclusive, edifying, often fiery assembly of
voices articulating the way forward for Black America--and America
in general." --Kirkus Reviews
"Invigorating...policymakers will want to take note." --Publishers
Weekly "The Black Agenda mobilizes top Black experts from across
the country to share transformative perspectives on how to deploy
anti-racist ideas and policies into everything from climate policy
to criminal justice to healthcare. This book will challenge what
you think is possible by igniting long overdue conversations around
how to enact lasting and meaningful change rooted in racial
justice." --Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
How to Be an Antiracist and Stamped From the Beginning "This book
is the first step towards defining Black expertise, assigning value
to the work that we do, and taking up space in the public on our
own terms. I, for one, am looking forward to being able to knock
people on the head with the collection. I'm looking forward to the
spaces in need of critical self-reflection that make this book a
normal part of routine business and the discourse. And most of all,
I am looking forward to everybody with any resource, no matter how
small, reading this book too." --Tressie McMillan Cottom, author of
Thick: And other Essays "The Black Agenda is urgent. It's urgent
that white people recognize that centering, listening to, and being
led by the voices in this book are the start to investing in
societal solutions. I wish that moral arguments of equity were
enough but know they're not. These chapters are a strong mix of
diagnosis and prescription, with an appropriate layer of moral
calling to help us learn, reflect, and be motivated toward specific
action." --Chelsea Clinton, New York Times bestselling author of
She Persisted "This book is overdue and imperative. We can't get
clear national momentum without a core focus on the Black agenda. I
am thrilled for the conversation and action this will inspire."
--Wes Moore, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Wes
Moore
"The Black Agenda brings together a group of brilliant thinkers
offering bold solutions to combat many of the social problems
facing Black people in the United States. This powerful collection
is a must-read for anyone interested in turning anti-racist ideas
into action." --Keisha N. Blain, Co-Editor of #1 New York Times
bestseller Four Hundred Souls "The Black Agenda elevates the
much-needed insight of Black scholars on the front lines of the
most pressing discourses of today. It serves as a jump-start for
how we should all be thinking about the future of our world while
healing the problems of our past." --Raquel Willis, writer and
activist "The Black Agenda is a deeply smart and important book. It
offers excellent ideas of how to fix our deeply broken system. This
is a must read." --Molly Jong-Fast "The Black Agenda is bold and
unflinching, tackling urgent issues coupled with policy-oriented
solutions. I look forward to the work that this volume will
catalyze in the world." --Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, Harvard
Associate Professor and Founder, The Vision and Justice Project
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