Texas, the Racial Wealth Divide and What Co-ops Can Do

After reading the first chapter of The Color of Wealth and the "State of the Dream" report, I wanted to write about the racial wealth divide here in Texas and what cooperatives can do.  My research is by no means exhaustive, but I think it's a good starter snapshot.  Research is cited to places that did the data analysis, but it's virtually all based on data from the US Census Bureau or the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

On Worker Co-op Development

I just read this simple but very helpful article titled "Worker Cooperative Development Models and Approaches: A Brief Overview," by Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Michael Johnson, Jim Johnson, Len Krimerman, and Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo.

As someone who has been hanging around the world of cooperatives for a few years, mostly in the developer role, it was helpful to read an article that clearly stated analysis around cooperative development that reflects my own. Specifically, the article talks about supporting co-ops that are "accessible to all populations" and "develop an authentic, organic ownership culture among the worker owners," among other things.