The economics profession and the progressive policy world is dealing with the shocking news that Bill Spriggs, Chief Economist at the AFL-CIO and former chair of the Howard University Economics Department, has passed away at the age of 68. We’ve lost a great economist and a champion for Black equality, and for all working people.
Bill was a rare public intellectual who combined first-rate economic analysis with a lifelong and passionate commitment to racial and economic justice. He knew the facts told the story of America’s failure to provide true racial equality, and that working for Black equality was good for all American workers.
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