Jessica Gordon Nembhard, a professor at John Jay College of the City University of New York and author of Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Thought and Practice will speak about her vision for a sustainable economy in which Black lives matter. In her research and activism, Nembhard focuses on community economic development, wealth inequality, Black political economy, popular economic literacy, and community justice. Nembhard was a founding member of the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives and is co-founder of the Democracy Collaborative at the University of Maryland, College Park.

The event is sponsored by Cooperation Texas. More information online.

Location: Dickey-Lawless Auditorium, Huston-Tillotson University, 900 Chicon St., Austin, 78702