{"product_id":"black-power-scorecard-measuring-the-racial-gap-and-what-we-can-do-to-close-it-hardcover","title":"Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndre M. Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the creator of \"a unified field theory of racism\" (NPR's\u003ci\u003e Planet Money\u003c\/i\u003e), a dollars-and-cents reckoning of the state of Black America and a new framework to close the power gap\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorically, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eBlack Power Scorecard \u003c\/i\u003emoves 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 gap and benefit everyone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An expansive take on power supported by documentation and data, \u003ci\u003eBlack Power Scorecard \u003c\/i\u003eis a fresh contribution to the country's reckoning with structural inequality, one that offers a new approach to redressing it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndre M. Perry\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eKnow Your Price: Valuing \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Lives and Property in America's Black Cities\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the director of its Center for Community Uplift as well as a professor of practice of economics at Washington University in St. Louis. He lives in Prince George's County, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8.53 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964751708461,"sku":"9781250869715","price":27.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/black-power-scorecard-measuring-the-racial-gap-and-what-we-can-do-to-close-it-hardcover-8219437.webp?v=1775472667","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/black-power-scorecard-measuring-the-racial-gap-and-what-we-can-do-to-close-it-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}