The deliberate devaluation of Black communities has had very real, far-reaching, and negative economic and social effects. In his new book, Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities (Brookings Institution Press, May 2020), noted educator, journalist & scholar Dr. Andre M. Perry takes readers on a tour of six Black majority cities — including Detroit — whose assets and strengths are undervalued, and provides a new means of determining value.
On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, Dr. Perry joined Orlando P. Bailey, host of Urban Consulate and Director of Engagement for BridgeDetroit for a conversation with Brookings Institution and Detroit leaders:
Anika Goss, Executive Director, Detroit Future City
Chase L. Cantrell, Executive Director, Building Community Value
Ekanem N. Obong, neighborhood developer & District Director for Michigan State Senator Erika Geiss (SD6)
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