Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities

In this webinar, the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program will mark the release of a new book, “Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities.” Author and Brookings fellow Andre M. Perry and his fellow panelists will discuss the historical basis and present-day implications—particularly in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic—of the devaluation of Black communities. Perry will highlight the important themes covered in his book, including the social, economic, and political assets of Black-majority cities as a means of empowerment that must be understood to build Black prosperity.