Thank you to NetGalley, Henry Holt & Co., and Sonja Flancher for an advance reader’s copy in exchange for a honest review.

Author Andre M. Perry has constructed a timely critique of the current situations facing Black Americans. In Black Power Scorecard, Perry argues that there needs to be a different framework that measures the power that Black America holds, which depends on a collective approach rather than an individualistic approach or measurement. By considering Black power from a collective approach, policymakers and society at large along with Black Americans will be able to see that a holistic approach is far better for change than the piecemeal approach often used in the past. In addressing and measuring Black power in America today, Perry has considered many variables and factors that have not been considered in this context until now.

Black Power Scorecard is a must read for anyone who wants to understand how wealth and political policy influences people, particularly Black Americans in today’s society. There are many thought-provoking insights and myths that are dispelled. Perry also uses modern events and reference points that add to the premise of his book. The frame presented clearly demonstrates that to close the wealth gap a different way is necessary.