Dr. Gordon-Nembhard discusses Black women cooperators and the Cooperative Hall of Fame’s “Unsung Heroes Project on Everything Co-op

Tune in to WOL 1450 AM, 95.9 FM and WOL Live Stream March 24. 2022, 10:30 am EDT, for Everything Co-op, hosted by Vernon Oakes. Join Everything Co-op as we continue our recognition of Women's History Month, with a focus on this year's theme of Women, Providing Healing, Promoting Health. This week Vernon interviews co-op heroine Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, Ph.D., Professor at John Jay College, and economic social justice advocate. Vernon and Dr. Gordon-Nembhard discuss her research on Black women in the U.S. co-op movement, and the Cooperative Development Fund's "Unsung Heroes Project" for the Co-op Hall of Fame.

Author of Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice (2014) and 2016 inductee into the U.S. Cooperative Hall of Fame, Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, Ph.D., is a Professor at John Jay College, City University of NY. She is a political economist specializing in cooperative economics, community economic development, racial wealth inequality, Black Political Economy. She is a member of the Cooperative Economics Council of NCBA CLUSA; the ICA Committee on Co-operative Research; an affiliate scholar with the Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan; and past board member of Association of Cooperative Educators.

Our host, Vernon Oakes, is a consummate advocate for cooperatives. He is a Past President of the National Association of Housing Cooperatives, and he's served on several boards and committees to advance the interests of cooperatives. Recently, he served on the Limited Equity Cooperative Task Force, established by Anita Bonds, At-Large Member of the Council of the District of Columbia. Vernon is an MBA graduate of Stanford University, who has used his business acumen to benefit the community by promoting the added value of the cooperative business model.