Hey Michiganders! Check out this Axios coverage of a recent quality of life report authored by my colleague Hannah Stephens and me. #Detroit #Michigan www.axios.com/local/detroi...

There's been a lot of activity around philanthropy toward HBCUs last week. #MacKenzieScott awarded $50 million to Norfolk State. Prairie View received $63 million. These gifts matter, but how is the federal budget supporting this giving?: youtube.com/shorts/BdLF-... #HBCU @velshi.com

I’ve learned a lot about federal and state takeovers from my time in New Orleans and Washington D.C. In my latest, I share my thoughts in the Times Picayune (NOLA.com) on how we can address acute and longterm problems to uplift cities. Please share your reactions. www.nola.com/opinions/gue...

Learn more here: www.brookings.edu/articles/the... #HBCU #HBCUs #HBCUAdvocacy #HBCUPersistence #HBCULegacy #HBCUFunding #HBCUBuildingFutures #HBCUEducationEquity #HBCUStudentsFirst #HBCUEndowments

This Wednesday @brookings.edu! Building inclusive economies : How Community Finance Fuels Black Business Expansion www.brookings.edu/events/build... #CDFI #Banking

Citizenship is shallow when we don't recognize the members of our community who are committed to our country as citizens or future citizens. Please read my latest: wordinblack.com/2025/11/immi... #ImmigrationReform #ImmigrationPolicy #ImmigrationMatters #ImmigrantRights

Housing affordability isn’t just an issue in NYC and the coasts. About half of all Americans put more than 30% of their income toward housing. @velshi.com and I had a great discussion today on MSNBC. Take a look. www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w... #HousingAffordability

Join us in person or online..Building inclusive economies: How Community Finance Fuels Black Business Expansion. Bill Bynum, Founding CEO - HOPE Credit Union and Brian E. Argrett Director and CEO - City First will be n the house. Bankhttps://www.brookings.edu/events/building-inclusive-economies/?b=1

What will improve quality of life in Michigan’s Black-majority cities? Hannah Stephens and I spoke with more than 150 Black Michigander community members and local leaders. Here’s what they say their communities need--> www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...

Recent EOs to help HBCUs are obscuring a more sobering reality: The Trump admin’s broader economic agenda threatens to drastically reduce the financial capacity of Black students to attend college: www.brookings.edu/articles/the... education-arent-impacting-hbcus-yet/

“Kirk & I were on different sides of most political arguments. We were on the same side of the continued possibility of American politics.” So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.

Hi @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social, we're friendly, we've been on each other's shows. We both agree Kirk's murder is horrific. Q: was Kirk "practicing politics in exactly the right way" when he called for me to be deported because he didn't like my Covid views on MSNBC? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...

Perry said. “It is a political tactic more so than anything else, to garner favor with their broader base and to peel off Black voters who are simply frustrated with the rate of change or the solutions or lack thereof from Democrats.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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...

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...

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. www.brookings.edu/articles/rea...

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 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...

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...

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

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 www.brookings.edu/articles/fiv...

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

"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.

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...

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

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.”

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...

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! bit.ly/3EUjFPl

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!!

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

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

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...

"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...

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.

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...

Our first #MetroBlueprint podcast episode is now live! @andreperryedu and @stacyhawkinsesq discuss the economic and legal implications of federal efforts to weaken DEI and LGBTQIA protections. Listen: www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...

A new book uses quality-of-life metrics to show that the racial wealth gap is not just about money www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberglp.bsky.social

Consumers’ lack of confidence is justified. People are feeling the impacts of chaotic economic policymaking on specific geographies with specific populations. @velshi.bsky.social and I discussed these issues today.

Here are the authors of this week's books that I've found on Bluesky. If you know of others, drop a comment. Follow and support them! @andreperryedu.bsky.social @thedennemichele.bsky.social @miaaraujo.bsky.social @brittanyjthurman.bsky.social @ravynnkamia.bsky.social @authorbrianwasson.bsky.social

Amid continuing attacks on #DEI, @andreperryedu.bsky.social has a timely and important new book, "Black Power Scorecard," on continuing racial gaps and what it might take to overcome them. My review @forbes.com : www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

Andre Perry’s “Black Power Scorecard” Is Essential Reading, Especially Now By Rick McGahey on Forbes “Perry presents a clear, sobering case about what progress has been made against systemic racism, efforts led by Black Americans.” www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

"We have to figure out how to add to community. Jailing is not a solution. We need to increase education to decrease crime" - @andreperryedu.bsky.social discussing The Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It Thank you Dr. Karsonya Whitehead & Pratt Library