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History of African Americans in the Economics Profession: Post-Civil Rights and the Political Economy of Black Power

Panel Session

Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 12:15 PM - 2:15 PM (EST)

Hosted By: National Economic Association
  • Chair: Romie Tribble Jr., Spelman College
Panelist(s)
Juliet Elu
,
Morehouse College
Topic: Bernard Anderson
Patrick Mason
,
Florida State University
Topic: African Americans from MIT/Harvard: Samuel Myers, Jr., William Darity, Jr., Ronald Mincy, Ron Ferguson, Darius Mans, David Swinton, Gary Anderson
William E. Spriggs
,
Howard University and AFL-CIO
Topic: African Americans at HBCUs: Charles Betsey, Cleveland Chandler, Basel Coley, Michael Simmons
Gregory N. Price
,
University of New Orleans
Topic: Black Conservative Economists: Glenn Loury and Richard America
Rhonda V. Sharpe
,
Women’s Institute for Science, Equity and Race
Topic: African American Women Economists: Barbara Jones, Margaret Simms, Julienne Malveaux, Bernadette P. Chachere
JEL Classifications
  • B3 - History of Economic Thought: Individuals
  • N0 - General