Black Economics: Resources

The following sources provide economic, statistical, and qualitative infomation related to Black economics:

• Media Matters:  A nonprofit organization that documents bigotry and hat speech in the media--something that Black Americans should undertake themselves.
• Industry Ears:  A new generation think tank dedicated to promoting justice in Media.
• Asset Builders of America, Inc.:  An organization dedicated to assisting Black Americans in improving their financial literacy.
• The Black Economy.com:  A real life guide to money and wealth.
• Black Economics:  A Web site developed in the United Kingdom, which has a considerable amount of good information about Black American economic issues.
• AfroAmerica:  A Black liberation Web site with news and commentary on Balck American issues.
• Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies:  A source of studies and reports on Black political and economic conditions in the U.S.
• Project 21:  A subsidiary of the National Center for Public Policy Research and a resource for conservative opinions about the Black political economy in the U.S.
• The Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce: Statistics on population, poverty, income, industries, households, housing, governments, and trade.
• The Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce:  Statistics on domestic national, regional, international, and industry economic accounts.
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor:  Statistics on employment, unemployment, earnings, income, consumer expenditures, consumer prices, producer prices, and international prices. 
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services:  A major source of important information on the provision of medical services in the United States. 
• The Economic Research Service:  U.S. Department of Agriculture:  Statistics on agricultural products, output, income, and assets.
• The National Center for Education Statistics:  Statistics on educational institutions, programs, and achievement.
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service:  Statistics on crime and imprisonment.

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