Rachel Ferguson

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Nov 23, 2022
The Kanye/Kyrie storm, an explainer
Black Americans comprise the most religious demographic in America, with around 80% identifying as Christian. But outside of that super-majority, groups like the Black Hebrew Israelites, Kemeticists, and the Nation of Islam can be especially attractive to disaffected young Black men and women impressed with their powerful presence and erudite explanations of their beliefs and how they lead to Black power.
Mar 8, 2022
The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer? Wrong!
In a recent newsletter for my College of Business at Concordia University Chicago, I made a bold claim: that global extreme poverty has been reduced to 9%, and that a majority of the world’s population is now in the middle class.
Feb 18, 2022
Why Jemar Tisby is wrong about the economics of systemic racism
"The beauty of the free society is that the freer the people, the more they can, and will, benefit one another."