{"product_id":"fifteen-cents-on-the-dollar-how-americans-made-the-black-white-wealth-gap-9780063234727","title":"Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sweeping, narrative history of Black wealth and the economic discrimination embedded in America's financial system. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe early 2020s will long be known as a period of racial reflection. In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, Americans of all backgrounds joined together in historic demonstrations in the streets, discussions in the workplace, and conversations at home about the financial gaps that remain between white and Black Americans. This deeply investigated book shows the scores of setbacks that have held the Black-white wealth gap in place--from enslavement to redlining to banking discrimination--and, ultimately, the reversals that occurred in the mid-2020s as the push for racial equity became a polarized political debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFifteen Cents on the Dollar\u003c\/em\u003e follows the lives of four Black Millennial professionals and a banking company founded with the stated mission of closing the Black-white wealth gap. That company, known as Greenwood, a reference to the historic Black Wall Street district in Tulsa, Oklahoma, generated immense excitement and hope among people looking for new ways of business that might lead to greater equity. But the twists and turns of Greenwood's journey also raise tough questions about what equality really means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeasoned journalist-academics Louise Story and Ebony Reed present a nuanced portrait of Greenwood's founders--the entertainment executive Ryan Glover; the Grammy-winning rapper Michael Render, better known as Killer Mike; and the Civil Rights leader and two-term Atlanta mayor, Andrew Young--along with new revelations about their lives, careers, and families going back to the Civil War. Equally engaging are the stories of the lesser-known individuals--a female tech employee from rural North Carolina trying to make it in a big city; a rising leader at the NAACP whose father is in prison; an owner of a BBQ stand in Atlanta fighting to keep his home; and a Black man in a biracial marriage grappling with his roots when his father is shot by the police.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn chronicling these staggering injustices, \u003cem\u003eFifteen Cents on the Dollar\u003c\/em\u003e shows why so little progress has been made on the wealth gap and provides insights Americans should consider if they want lasting change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louise Story, Ebony Reed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.06w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063234727\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStory, Louise:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouise Story\u003c\/strong\u003e is a prize-winning investigative journalist who spent more than 15 years at the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, where she was the top masthead editor running coverage strategy. Her work investigating corruption led to the largest kleptocracy case in U.S. history, a case known as the 1MDB case. Her work investigating Wall Street and the derivatives market led to a multi-billion dollar settlement. And her work investigating Goldman Sachs during the 2008 financial crisis led to that bank's S.E.C. settlement. Projects she led received industry honors including Emmy Awards, and Pulitzer Prize finalist citations, and Online News Association awards. Louise's film \u003cem\u003eThe Kleptocrats\u003c\/em\u003e aired on the BBC\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eApple and Amazon. She teaches at The Yale School of Management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReed, Ebony:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEbony Reed\u003c\/strong\u003e began her career as a reporter at\u003cem\u003e The Plain Dealer\u003c\/em\u003e, covering Cleveland public schools, documenting public education's inequities. The Investigative Reporters \u0026amp; Editors organization recognized her examination of how social promotion impacted the district's majority Black and brown students. At the \u003cem\u003eDetroit News\u003c\/em\u003e, she managed the local coverage during the 2008 economic crisis. Now the Chief Strategy Officer at The Marshall Project, she has held other senior roles at the \u003cem\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBoston Business Journal, \u003c\/em\u003e and the\u003cem\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e. She's taught at more than a half dozen institutions, including The Yale School of Management.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43774249107571,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":36.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_57d260dd-a9ae-44d6-b4bf-fd5f862a15cc.jpg?v=1757421480","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/fifteen-cents-on-the-dollar-how-americans-made-the-black-white-wealth-gap-9780063234727","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}