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Launch: "Black Capitalists: A Blueprint for What is Possible" with author and founder of Kelewele, Rachel Laryea, PhD
Tue, Jun 10
|The Billie Holiday Theatre
Please join us for what promises to be a rich and critical conversation with author Rachel Laryea and Emily Anadu of The Lay Out.
Time & Location
Jun 10, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
The Billie Holiday Theatre, 1368 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11216
About the Event
About the Book: A groundbreaking look at how Black visionaries—from Wall Street to Lagos and beyond—are reimagining capitalism to benefit the needs of Black people and, ultimately, everyone.
“Black Capitalists is a dive into the history of how money is made and our attitudes about wealth. A must read.”—Vanessa Williams, singer, actress, author, producer, and former Miss America
To many, the term “Black Capitalists” is oxymoronic. Black people were the labor force that built the infrastructure of American capitalism through the violent enforcement of legalized slavery, so they cannot, and should not, aspire to be the beneficiaries of it. But Wall Street professional and Yale-educated anthropologist Dr. Rachel Laryea poses a provocative question: What if there was a way to thrive within capitalism without diminishing someone else’s life chances through exploitative practices? There is—and Black Capitalists are showing us how.
Told through Dr. Laryea's own compelling narrative—growing up the child of…
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