Nina Banks – författare

The first book to bring together the key writings and speeches of civil rights activist Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander—the first Black American economist“Sadie Alexander embodies the Black feminist saying, 'the political is personal.' Her speeches brilliantly intertwine economics and law and will empower the next generation scholars-activists fighting for social justice.”—Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, President, Women's Institute for Science, Equity and RaceIn 1921, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander became the first Black American to gain a Ph.D. degree in economics. Unable to find employment as an economist because of discrimination, Alexander became a lawyer so that she could press for equal rights for African Americans. Although her historical significance has been relatively ignored, Alexander was a pioneering civil rights activist who used both the law and economic analysis to challenge racial inequities and deprivations.  This volume—a recovery of Sadie Alexander’s economic thought—provides a comprehensive account of her thought-provoking speeches and writings on the relationship between democracy, race, and justice. Nina Banks’s introductions bring fresh insight into the events and ideologies that underpinned Alexander’s outlook and activism. A brilliant intellectual, Alexander called for bold, redistributive policies that would ensure racial justice for Black Americans while also providing a foundation to safeguard democracy.

Black Women in the U.S. Economy: The Hardest Working Woman explores the impacts of economic, structural, and policy changes since the 1970s on the status and well-being of Black women in the U.S. It examines the rise in income and wealth inequality and subsequent economic downturns for Black women and their families, given the changing relationship between the state, markets, and families over this period of time.The book assembles an interdisciplinary group of scholars who use Black feminist frameworks along with applied microeconomics and econometrics to understand the multiple identities, roles, and experiences of Black women in the U.S. economy. The text is divided into three sections: (1) Black women in the market economy, (2) family and community, and (3) politics, public policy, and its effects. The chapters are designed to stand alone or complement each other, offering a broad overview of Black women's work. The book aims to challenge the popular rhetoric about Black women's work experiences, economic statuses, and roles in providing for and sustaining their families and communities. This important and illuminating study will be essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Black women's experiences within the political economy, as well as all those with an interest in economics, women's studies, Africana studies, sociology, political science, and public policy.

Black Women in the U.S. Economy: The Hardest Working Woman explores the impacts of economic, structural, and policy changes since the 1970s on the status and well-being of Black women in the U.S. It examines the rise in income and wealth inequality and subsequent economic downturns for Black women and their families, given the changing relationship between the state, markets, and families over this period of time.The book assembles an interdisciplinary group of scholars who use Black feminist frameworks along with applied microeconomics and econometrics to understand the multiple identities, roles, and experiences of Black women in the U.S. economy. The text is divided into three sections: (1) Black women in the market economy, (2) family and community, and (3) politics, public policy, and its effects. The chapters are designed to stand alone or complement each other, offering a broad overview of Black women’s work. The book aims to challenge the popular rhetoric about Black women’s work experiences, economic statuses, and roles in providing for and sustaining their families and communities. This important and illuminating study will be essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Black women’s experiences within the political economy, as well as all those with an interest in economics, women’s studies, Africana studies, sociology, political science, and public policy.