The Past and Future of Black Co-ops: A Conversation with Jessica Gordon Nembhard - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
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Jessica Gordon Nembhard highlights that her interest in cooperative business development emerged in the late 90s, focusing on economic empowerment for African Americans.
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Despite her research efforts, Nembhard found a lack of resources regarding African American cooperatives, prompting her to delve into the cooperative economics of W. E. B. Du Bois.
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Nembhard credits her academic peer Curtis Haynes with guiding her towards the literature of Du Bois, which significantly impacted her understanding of cooperative economics.
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Exploring historical texts, Nembhard discovered writings by Du Bois on economic cooperation and Black business, cementing their importance in her research on cooperatives.
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