Dedrick Muhammad
Dedrick Muhammad is the Senior Organizer and Research Associate for the Program on Inequality and the Common Good. Dedrick's special area of focus is the domestic racial wealth divide, particularly between African Americans and white Americans. Dedrick Muhammad was a writer for the State of The Dream Reports in 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2009. He also co-authored with Chuck Collins a chapter in the Inequality Reader.
Dedrick Muhammad was the former National Field Director for Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network. He also was the Coordinator for the Racial Wealth Divide Project of United For A Fair Economy. Dedrick Muhammad writes regular opeds found on www.inequality.org and has been featured on Democracy Now, BET News, CSPAN, NPR, and many other radio and television shows.
Recent Work
Op-Ed
President Obama and the Harsh Racial Reality
May 26 - Despite electing the first African-American president, the United States still faces deepening racial inequality. Published in The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT) and The Star Democrat.
Op-Ed
White Privilege in the Americas
April 22 - Even though white privilege and racist socioeconomic orders in Latin America are different than those found in the United States, the deconstruction of the racial divide is something needed throughout the hemisphere. Published in Counterpunch.
Op-Ed
The Foundation of the Racial Divide
March 31 - People of all racial and ethnic backgrounds must recognize the racial wealth divide, and work together to overcome it. Published in Counterpunch.