Andre M. Perry, Author at The Emancipator

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced the members of the city's newly appointed reparations task force at the Museum of African American History, Feb. 7, 2023.

Boston’s reparations task force is setting a precedent for other states to follow

by Andre M. Perry and Jordan Fields July 28, 2023December 20, 2024

Change must begin on a local level and then grow into a federal movement.

The Juneteenth flag over the Atlanta skyline. Atlanta has one of the fastest growing proportions of Black-owned businesses in the nation. Photo illustration by Alex LaSalvia.

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Corporate America has a responsibility to boost Black businesses on Juneteenth

by Andre M. Perry, Tynesia Boyea Robinson, Manann Donoghoe and The Emancipator June 17, 2023December 20, 2024

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To keep promises of achieving racial equity, let’s start keeping score

by Xavier de Souza Briggs, Darrick Hamilton, Richard McGahey and Andre M. Perry October 11, 2022December 20, 2024

Angie Baeten, left, V'asiah Joseph, center, and Patrice Williams, co-owners of Amonie Jo's, an organic coffee shop, in Winter Haven, Florida, pose for a photo. The Black Progress Index found Black entrepreneurship to be a key predictor of well-being and longevity in a community.

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What’s going right about Black life? The Black Progress Index tells us what, where, and how

by Andre M. Perry and The Emancipator September 27, 2022December 20, 2024

It’s not too late for Biden to become an antiracist president

by Andre M. Perry, Carl Romer and The Emancipator April 24, 2022December 20, 2024