Anthony Barr

FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is set against a blue sky in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Despite a strong October jobs report, Black unemployment remains too high to justify the Fed’s recent decision to decrease bond purchases

Kristen Broady and Anthony Barr

Monday, November 8, 2021

A red tag hangs on a cell door, indicating an active COVID-19 case for the occupant at Faribault Prison, in Faribault, Minnesota, USA on October 28, 2021. States have been rolling back the amount of information they publicly report about the status of the pandemic in correctional facilities. Photo by Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dramatically increasing incarceration is the wrong response to the recent uptick in homicides and violent crime

Anthony Barr and Kristen Broady

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

A general view of the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. This week marked 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the United States, as outbreaks accelerated in more than a dozen states and many countries across the global south according to reports. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

With only 194,000 jobs added, September’s jobs report disappoints

Kristen Broady and Anthony Barr

Thursday, October 14, 2021

A general view of the U.S. Federal Reserve, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Earlier this week, two high ranking members of the Federal Reserve resigned after disclosures of financial dealings, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) declared her opposition to the re-nomination of current Fed Chair Jay Powell. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Fed should keep labor markets tight for a more inclusive economy

Anthony Barr and Kristen Broady

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Cover photo

Amid the pandemic, Black and Latino men have experienced the largest drop in life expectancy

Andre M. Perry, Ariel Gelrud Shiro, Anthony Barr, and Carl Romer

Monday, October 11, 2021

Cover art

How Black leaders are pursuing racial equity in St. Louis

Andre M. Perry, Anthony Barr, and Carl Romer

Monday, September 13, 2021

Richmond, Va.

A university-led remedy to place-based discrimination in Richmond, Va.

Andre M. Perry, Carl Romer, and Anthony Barr

Friday, August 6, 2021

Crenshaw Mall Press Conference

‘40 acres and a mall’: How community ownership models can preserve economic power in Black neighborhoods

Anthony Barr, Tracy Hadden Loh, Andre M. Perry, and Hanna Love

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Mobile Alabama

Why local leaders in Mobile, Alabama must address racial equity in the manufacturing sector

Andre M. Perry, Carl Romer, and Anthony Barr

Friday, July 16, 2021

Nashville

To restore North Nashville’s Black middle class, local policymakers should pursue reparations

Andre M. Perry and Anthony Barr

Friday, July 2, 2021