For Ida Byrd-Hill prosperity is a collective, community effort. As many Detroit residents and Americans throughout the country gear up for traditional Labor Day celebrations Byrd-Hill sees such annual observances as opportunities to reflect on ways to grow through financial empowerment. An urban economist, Byrd-Hill has begun lectures to promote the power of the […]
At $1.3 trillion annually, the African American economy is larger than Russia’s gross domestic product. But sources of talent and economic resources within the African American community remain undeveloped because they aren’t taken seriously, according to economist and author Ida Byrd-Hill. Byrd-Hill, whose book “Invisible Talent Market’’ identifies problems and potential solutions, will discuss them […]
