By Jim Malewitz Wisconsin Watch As homelessness grows across Wisconsin, social service agencies are feeling a crunch. The federal government is slashing funding for tackling the problem, and state … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
Why We Need Our Own
BlackEconomics.org® Our great and late historian, Prof. John Henrick Clarke, reminded us of an important reason why native-born Black Americans (Afrodescendants) are often outperformed in certain … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
An Expanded Meta-Analysis of Black American (Afrodescendant) Plans
BlackEconomics.org® Analysis Brief By Brooks B. Robinson, Ph.D. Introduction A Long-Term Strategic Plan (LTSP) Panel assembled in early 2022 to prepare for the first time a Long-Term Strategic … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
A New View on How Black Americans (Afrodescendants) Lose the U.S. Economic Game
BlackEconomics.org® Analysis Brief By Brooks B. Robinson, Ph.D. Acknowledgements To all poor and disadvantaged U.S. and global households that are excluded from the circle of privilege and without … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
Cyborgism and Black America’s Economic Future
BlackEconomics.org® How familiar are you with cyborgism; that is, the integration of biological and electronic apparatuses into a living organism? All of us are familiar with robots of the simple and … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
Addressing the Negative Multifactor Productivity Conundrum: Elevating Black Americans’ Contributions to US Productivity
BlackEconomics.org® Working Paper There is No Full Accounting for Homo Economicus (HE)—Especially Black HE By Brooks Robinson, Ph.D. Abstract* This working paper suggests that, if the growth in … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
Rejecting Known Truths
BlackEconomics.org® Why do humans reject truths that are very well known? Perhaps it is because of “self-preservation is the first law of nature” principles. However, the just-given response reflects … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
The Transatlantic Slave Trade: 500 Years Later the Diaspora Still Suffers
The Transatlantic Slave Trade is not just Black history—it is American history, and Black Americans lived it. Their ancestors were violently torn from their homes, forced into brutal labor, and … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
The Costly Illusion of Quick Fixes
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant When the Trump administration dispatched the National Guard into American cities under the banner of “fighting crime,” the move was hailed by some as a … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
It’s About THAT Time!!!
Kweku's Korner Preparing for the Upcoming School Year - Part TWO Focus: Mental Wellness: Non-Tangible Tools for the Back-To-School Toolbox By Stacey O. Smith Educational Consultant Blaquesmith, … [Read more...]