New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina | Brookings

How has New Orleans recovered and adapted in the two decades since Hurricane Katrina? In a new @brookings.edu and The Data Center research series, authors dive into how the metro area is building greater resilience. Read more--> www.brookings.edu/collection/n...

New book explores the true meaning of 'Black Power' - The Metro <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>"Black Power" is widely known as a political slogan &mdash; a rallying cry to mobilize Black Americans to attain social, political and economic power and fuel a sense o...

Had an inspiring conversation with Cary Junior of WDET 101.9 FM #Detroit about my new book, Black Power Scorecard. WDET's description really captures the spirit of our talk — exploring how we measure progress and what we can do to close the racial gap. shows.audiocdn.com/s/wdet/the-m...

Reaping the unrealized gains of Black businesses | Brookings This report assesses barriers for Black entrepreneurs and business owners at three crucial stages of business development

After assessing strengths and barriers, and in light of recent challenges to lending practices that target Black-owned businesses, this report recommends policy changes that would help sustain the growth in Black-owned businesses in a more turbulent policy context.
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What Building Black Power Could Mean for Workplaces Insights from Andre M. Perry, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of the recent book, Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close it.

Happy Juneteenth! Fresh out the oven, here is my interview with Charter on the Time Magazine platform. We discuss my new book and “What building Black power could mean for workplaces.” Dig in. time.com/charter/7295...

Nina Kuscsik, Marathoner Who Broke Gender Barriers, Dies at 86

Nina Kuscsik, Marathoner Who Broke Gender Barriers, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/s...

Homecoming are always special. Can wait to present my book to friends and family in #NewOrleans, Tuesday, June 10 at 6 PM CST. Folks who know about the Perry parities, know that is will be more a celebration of us. www.eventbrite.com/e/andre-perr...

What if Black businesses were equitably represented in every metro area in America?

New Research Tool! If the share of Black business owners reaches parity with the overall Black population share, the U.S. will see the creation of 757,000 new businesses, and an additional $824 billion in revenue circulating in local economies: www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...

Why Trump’s Plan to Increase Marriages With Children Is Doomed to Fail The proposal, rooted in the pronatalist movement, aims to improve marriage and birth outcomes without addressing underlying economic inequalities.

When “menstrual cycle training” is offered up as a policy solution, you know something is not right. www.contrabandcamp.com/p/why-trumps...

In Trumponomics, Banning Foreign Students Hurts Trump’s Own Economic Success Metric: Trade Deficit url:https://www.cgdev.org/blog/trumponomics-banning-foreign-students-hurts-trumps-own-economic-success-metric-trade-deficit

Andre Perry Discusses Black Wealth and Power in Minneapolis Book Launch At the Capri Theater, Dr. Andre Perry unveiled Black Power Scorecard and shared insights on Black wealth, equity, and thriving communities.

Minneapolis Metro Black business growth among nation’s fastest spokesman-recorder.com/2025/05/26/a... via @mnspokesman

Five years since George Floyd, the new Civil Rights Movement needs to play offense

Five years since George Floyd, the new Civil Rights Movement needs to play offense www.brookings.edu/articles/fiv...

Five years since George Floyd, the new Civil Rights Movement needs to play offense

Five years since George Floyd, the new Civil Rights Movement needs to play offense www.brookings.edu/articles/fiv...

Five years since George Floyd, the new Civil Rights Movement needs to play offense

"To fully realize life expectancy for Black Americans, we must transform structures that have historically made Black lives more vulnerable and less valuable," writes @andreperryedu.bsky.social.

Five years since George Floyd, the new Civil Rights Movement needs to play offense

Black people know what we are fighting against, but what are we fighting for? @andreperryedu says to enhance quality of life for Black Americans, we must transform structures that have historically made Black lives more vulnerable and less valuable. www.brookings.edu/articles/fiv...

Five years since George Floyd, the new Civil Rights Movement needs an offensive strategy

New commentary: Black people know what we are fighting against, but what are we fighting for? www.brookings.edu?p=1819903&po... #GeorgeFloyd #RacialEquity #DEI

Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S. The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”

Do We Need Another Black Wall Street—Or Have We Already Built One? #blackwallstreet #maryland #claycaneshow Get Andre M. Perry's "Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close" It today. Join THE CLAY CANE SHOW channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp7jLE1C93pmAH1mY761v3Q/join SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL and listen LIVE to 'The Clay Cane Show' on the SiriusXM ch 126 app, Monday - Friday, 12 p.m. EST. ORDER "The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump," https://amzn.to/3G7rXjT Bluesky, Instagram and Threads: @claycane

I had a great time on the @claycane.bsky.social Show. Please check it out and share. nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

To my New Orleans fam: Please make sure that I see you on June 10th as part of my book tour for Black Power Scorecard. The book has a New Orleans focused chapter on education, featuring our guy Calvin Mackie. Let's get it! www.eventbrite.com/e/andre-perr...

RFK Jr., DOGE gutted legally required offices. Courts may undo it all. Federal workers, Democratic lawmakers, state officials and independent legal experts say keeping offices afloat in name only – with minimal or no staff – is an unconstitutional power grab.

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I define Black Power as the ability to live a long and full life What is more powerful than a book that delivers a new framework for understanding and repairing the most foundational injustice in our nation, the gap in wealth and power between white and Black Ameri

HIGHLY recommend my conversation with @andreperryedu.bsky.social of @brookings.edu about his groundbreaking new book #BlackPowerScorecard. It offers a new data-driven definition of Black Power and a policy framework for achieving it. Eye-opening, inspiring and game changing!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Achieving Economic Justice and Power: A Conversation with Oscar Perry Abello and Andre Perry . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abou... Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Achieving Economic Justice and Power: A Conversation with Oscar Perry Abello and Andre Perry . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abou...

Tune in now for a live virtual conversation with me & @andreperryedu.bsky.social, whose new book Black Power Scorecard just came out a few months after my own The Banks We Deserve: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Going on now!!

Achieving Economic Justice and Power: A Conversation with Oscar Perry Abello and Andre Perry Join Next City for a discussion about power, race, structural inequality and community. - Exploring histories and solutions to economic inequality in the United States.

Going on now! nextcity.org/events/detai...

#FlippingTheHood2025

I'll be in Madison, WI at the Urban League of Greater Madison's Excellence in Workforce and Economic Development Summit to discuss findings from my new book, Black Power Scorecard. Check out this teaser: captimes.com/opinion/paul... #MadisonWI #BookTalk

Charting the surge in Latino or Hispanic-owned businesses in the US Growth in Latino or Hispanic-owned businesses hasn’t come at the expense of other race or ethnic groups; it has been additional, and there’s still room to grow.

In 2022, Latino or Hispanic-owned businesses employed 3,550,230 people and generated over $653 billion in total revenue—an increase of 14.1% and 18.9%, respectively, since 2021, according to a new @BrookingsInst analysis. www.brookings.edu/articles/cha...

Thriving, Not Surviving: The New Black Agenda A new book argues that Black America must demand lasting policies that help people thrive, and live longer, happier lives.

"Black people know what we are fighting against. It’s past time that we know what we are fighting for," writes @andreperryedu.bsky.social (@brookings.edu) in this @wordinblacknews.bsky.social OpEd where he argues for a new, robust Black agenda.

Learn more: wordinblack.com/2025/04/thri...

What are the economic and legal implications of President Trump’s DEI and LGBTQIA executive orders? In this first episode of Metro Blueprint, experts discuss how efforts to weaken DEI protections result in taking away resources from people who deserve them. Andre Perry, a senior fellow at Brookings ...

Our first episode of Metro Blueprint explores how efforts to weaken DEI protections result in taking away resources from people who deserve them.

🎧 Listen to @andreperryedu.bsky.social and Stacy Hawkins discuss how Black Americans can still achieve economic growth despite these efforts.

Say More with Tulaine Montgomery In a moment when our society seems more divided than ever, join us as we explore what it means to adapt and evolve—together. Hosted by Tulaine Montgomery, entrepreneur, activist, musician, and CEO of ...

It was a pleasure to join Tulaine Montgomery on her podcast #SayMoreWithTulaine, which features radically candid, action-oriented, and joyful conversations around how we can design and build a thriving society. Listen to our conversation: lnk.to/saymore-with...