16th Annual Black New England Conference:
Where the Money Resides: An Exploration of Racialized Access& Historic Exclusion from Wealth
Suggested Reading List
Panel #1
THE RISE AND FALL OF ENSLAVED AND FREE BLACKS OF AFFLUENCE
Books
Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires by Shomari Wills
The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era by Elizabeth Dowling Taylor
African American Women of the Old West by Tricia Martineau Wagner
Articles
Robert Gordon: The Coal Magnate of Cincinnati
10 Black People who Acquired Wealth During Slavery
Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires
Panel #2
BY DECREE: LAWS & SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO THE ACQUISITION OF WEALTH
Books
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Ricard Rothstein
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee
The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran
Articles
Homeownership, Racial Segregation, and Policy Solutions to Racial Wealth Equity
Here’s Why Black Families Have Struggled for Decades to Gain Wealth
What Is Behind the Persistence of the Racial Wealth Gap
Panel #3
THE MYTH OF BLACK EXCEPTIONALISM: PATHS TO BLACK ECONOMIC POWER
Books
Black Wall Street 100: An American City Grapples with its Historical Racial Trauma by Hannibal B. Johnson
Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Segregation by Design: Local Politics and Inequality in American Cities by Jessica Trounstine
Articles
Systemic Inequality: How America’s Structural Racism Helped Create the Black-White Wealth Gap
The Debate between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington Had Clashing Ideologies during the Civil Rights Movement
Panel #4
WEALTH MATTERS IN BLACK & WHITE
Books
The Hidden Cost of Being African American: How Wealth Perpetuates Inequality by Thomas M. Shapiro
The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran
Black Wealth/White Wealth: A New Perspective on Racial Inequality by Melvin L. Oliver and Thomas M. Shapiro
The Whiteness of Wealth by Dorothy A. Brown
Articles
Eliminating the Black White Wealth Gap Is a Generational Challenge
The Black-White Gap in Wealth Mobility and What to Do about It
Here’s How Black Americans Can Begin Building Wealth Right Now
Panel #5
A GENEROUS SPIRIT: BLACK PHILANTHROPY
Books
Giving Back: A Tribute to Generations of African American Philanthropists by Valaida Fullwood
Madam C.J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy during Jim Crow by Tyrone McKinley Freeman
The Narrow Road™: A Guide to Legacy Wealth by Pamela C.V. Jolly
Articles
A Generosity of Spirit: The Legacy of Black Philanthropy
Black Women in Philanthropy: The Art of Everyday Giving as Activism
Black Americans Donate a Higher Share of their Wealth than Whites
Panel #6
ECONOMIC POWER, BLACK ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND THE NEW VIRTUAL ECONOMY
Books
Working Twice as Hard: The Reality of Entrepreneurship for Black Women by Quinisha Jackson-Wright
Successful Black Entrepreneurs: Hidden Histories, Inspirational Stories, and Extraordinary Business Achievements by Steven S. Rogers
The Making of a Black Millionaire: Lessons Learned Along the Journey to Boss Up by C. Sunny Martin
Articles
Building an Economy that Embraces and Empowers Black Entrepreneurship
Systematic Inequality and Economic Opportunity
