The Future of Black Economics

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A simple, yet seldom asked or answered question in an African Diaspora context is:  "What are the alternatives to Black - White integration, and what are the economic implications?"  An answer that has surfaced on many occassions is that Blacks in the Western Hemisphere should reunite with Africa.  What would such a reunification mean economically; i.e., how would reunification affect Black Economics?  What are Africa's greatest resources?  Why has Africa experienced such great difficulty developing?  What have Black Americans to offer to Africa's economic growth processes?  What are the barriers to Black Americans' participation in Africa's economic growth processes?  What is the future of Black Economics?

This page is reserved for answering these questions and more.  Articles, commentaries, essays, and working papers addressing these questions will be posted to this page.

• Commentary:  "Why No Black Faces on Greenbacks?" (Posted 04/27/08) 
• Commentary:  "What Would an Obama Presidency Mean for Black Americans?" 
• Working Paper:  "Coming to Africa:  Should Black Americans Emigrate?"  (presented at the 2008 American Economic Association Conference in New Orleans, January 4, 2008).  Thanks to J. Albert for developing the sampling frame for the 2007 BlackEconomics Immigration Survey, the results of which are reflected in this paper.
• PowerPoint Presentation:  "Coming to Africa" (presented at the 2008 American Economic Association Conference in New Orleans, January 4, 2008.  (Background music by Nina Simone, "I Love You Porgy".)
• Video:  "The African Mind" (link to a one-hour lecture by the late Professor John Henrik Clarke, that encompasses historical and economic concepts.)
• Commentary:  "Why Migrate South?"
• Commentary:  "Why Don't Blacks Disappear from the United States?"
• Commentary:  "What Will an Obama Presidency Mean for Black Economics?" 
• Commentary:  "Why Obama Should Not Run."
• Commentary:  "Addresssing the Most Painful Discrimination." 
• Commentary:  "What Are Black Americans' Goals and Will They Be Realized During the 21st Century?" 
• Commentary:  "Right or Rich?" 
• Commentary:  "Where Do We Go From Here?" 
• Commentary:  "Responding to Root Causes - Not Symptoms:  White Supremacy as a Root Cause of Racism" 
• Commentary:  "A New Vision for an Old Problem and an Old Solution" 

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