What an aspiring black economist believes will fix the economy : The Indicator from Planet Money Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is a rising star in the world of economics. Today, she joins us to talk about the collection of essays she edited, Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System.

Black Agenda: A conversation with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

Black Agenda: A conversation with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

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Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is a graduate student studying economics and public policy at Harvard University. She made a name for herself after co-founding the Sadie Collective, an organization empowering Black women working in economics and other related fields.

Today, she joins the show to talk about her most recent project called, Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System. In it, a collection of essays written by Black scholars and experts on a variety of disciplines.

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