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Darrick will present, \u201cPower, Purpose and the Color of Wealth: An Economic Vision that Centers People and the Environments in Which We Live.\u201d\n\nAbstract: \u201cThis talk will set the stage with a brief presentation of the Color of Wealth series, an exploration of wealth and economic well-being across seven metropolitan areas: Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Tulsa, Washington DC. disaggregated by race and ancestry.\n\nWith this backdrop, the talk will explore the manner in which asymmetries in power and economic agency, especially by race and other identity groupings, link to political economic structures and more macro economic deprivations that plague our economy. Ultimately, this talk will explore the concepts of purpose, power, paradigm and solidarity with a purpose of defining and determining an alternative economic vision for a human rights economy as the point and mechanism for a well-functioning economy and multiracial democracy.\u201d\n\nDarrick Hamilton is the University Professor and Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy at The New School, where he also founded and directs the Institute on Race, Power & Political Economy. He additionally serves as Chief Economist at the AFL-CIO. Widely regarded as one of the nation\u2019s foremost public intellectuals, Professor Hamilton reimagines how an economy should work\u2014identifying bold opportunities to invest in our human capacity and fostering collaborations that advance economic inclusion, social equity, and civic engagement in the United States and around the world.\n\nA pioneer in the economics subfield of identity group stratification, Professor Hamilton\u2019s research has been featured in The New York Times, Mother Jones, Bloomberg Businessweek, and The Wall Street Journal. He has developed and advised on transformative policy proposals\u2014such as baby bonds, guaranteed income, and a federal job guarantee\u2014that have inspired legislation and shifted billions of dollars toward building a fair and inclusive economy.\n\nIn 2025, Professor Hamilton was named the Katherine Hampson Bessell Fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute and was recognized as a Freedom Scholar by the Marguerite Casey Foundation in its 2020 inaugural class. 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