The Atlanta Post has profiled eight of the top African-American economists in a gallery revealing that despite their profession's less-than-sexy rep, they're up to some interesting and important stuff. Not to mention, their points of view and priorities are as diverse as the black community itself.
Some highlights:
Roland Fryer decided to study economics because he wanted "to figure out where blacks went wrong."
Thomas Sowell is a big critic of affirmative action and race-based quotas, and wrote The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late.
Margaret C. Simms is passionate about the economic well-being of black families and children.
Kerwin Charles wants to know how the racial composition of neighborhoods affects the social connections people make.
Read more about the issues on their minds, and check out the complete list at the Atlanta Post.
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