ACS Book Club

ACS members are invited to read Plundered: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America Hardcover, by Bernadette Atuahene, and join us for a discussion over lunch about the themes of the book and the policy changes it proposes. Plundered exposes a system of predatory governance, where public officials raise public dollars through laws and processes that produce or sustain racial inequity—a nationwide practice in no way limited to Detroit. Atuahene shows how predatory governance invites complicity from well-meaning people, eviscerates communities, and widens the racial wealth gap. Using a multigenerational narrative, Atuahene tells a riveting tale about racist policies, how they take root, why they flourish, and who profits.