Black Power Scorecard by Andre M. Perry Arc Copy Paperback Book
Black Power Scorecard: Measuring The Racial Gap And What We Can Do To Close It by Andre M. PerryBrand brand-new Arc Copy Paperback Genre: Business Diversity Historically, Black Americans’ quest for power has been understood as an attempt to gain equal protections under the law. But power in America requires more than basic democratic freedoms. It is inextricably linked with economic influence and ownership―of one’s self, home, business, and creations.Andre M. Perry draws on extensive research and analysis to quantify how much power Black Americans actually have. Ranging from property, business, and wealth to education, health, and social mobility, Black Power Scorecard moves across the country, evaluating people’s ability to set the rules of the game and calculating how that translates into the ultimate means of power―life itself, and the longevity of Black communities. Along the way, Perry identifies woefully overlooked areas of investment that could close the racial gapO ii