Binding: Hardcover
Description: " 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 From ongoing reports of police brutality to the disproportionate impact Covid - 19 has had on Black Americans 2020 brought a renewed awareness to the deep - rootedness of racism and white supremacy in every facet of American life. Edited by Anna Gifty Opoku - Agyeman The Black Agenda is the first book of its kind 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.
Title: The Black Agenda Bold Solutions For A Broken System
Author(s): Opoku - Agyeman Anna Gifty
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Barcode: 9781250276872
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 2/1/2022
Category: Political Economy