FAIR Advisors, Harvard’s Fryer, and Other Thought Leaders in Historic Gathering
Highlights | AEI, Manhattan Institute, Hoover Institute
Four decades after Thomas Sowell organized the Black Alternatives Conference (later known as The Fairmont Conference), Glenn Loury, Jason Riley, Ian Rowe, and Shelby Steele recently organized a historic conference to explore alternative solutions to the economic and social advancement of black Americans. The conference speakers and panelists included numerous FAIR advisors, Harvard professor Roland Fryer and other thought leaders. The inspirational calls for courage and change give new urgency to the work ahead.
FAIR Advisors include Glenn Loury (AM 82), Ian Rowe (MBA 93), Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Kmele Foster and Kenny Xu. Other well known thought leaders included Harvard professor Roland Fryer, Bob Woodson, Shelby Steele, Sylvia Bennett-Stone, and many others.
See excerpts from the full conference here, including:
The State Against Blacks
The Fairmont Conference: Four Decades Later
Why Does Racial Inequality Persist?
Black Education: Myths and Tragedies—Why Achievement Gaps Persist
Discrimination and Disparities: Is Policing a Bigger Problem Than Crime?
The Shock of Freedom and the Reinvention of Racism
Race and Culture: How Skills, Values, and Attitudes Affect Upward Mobility
Affirmative Action Reconsidered
Reflections on the Path Forward for Americans
The Economics and Politics of Race
Success on the Ground
Agency
Passing the Torch: How Do We Engage the Next Generation?