CHAPTER 2
An Economy That Loves Black People
It was late March 2020, and I was sick in bed, convinced that every cough and every ache in my body was COVID-19. This particular night, I was clutching my chest, talking to God and my ancestors. As I floated someplace between here and not here, words emerged from my consciousness. In the dark, I wrote a question in my journal.
What would it look like if the economy loved Black people?
At the time—mere weeks into the ongoing coronavirus pandemic— over 40 percent of Black-owned businesses had closed. Most of those companies were in the retail, hospitality, and service industries, and many of them were led by women. Claire Mills of the New York Federal Reserve issued a report that investigated and elevated ...
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