Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, 'Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid'

In this episode of the Rise Above Justice Movement podcast, host Zachary Mallory welcomes Anna, a published author and advocate for economic equality. Anna shares her personal journey from a Head Start program to elite educational institutions, highlighting the stark economic disparities she witnessed. She discusses her work with the Sadie Collective, aimed at empowering Black women in economics, and introduces her book, 'The Double Tax,' which addresses the compounded costs of racism and sexism. The conversation emphasizes the importance of community engagement, activism, and the need for collective action to address systemic inequalities.Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is an award-winning Ghanaian-American researcher and writer. She is also a published author and the title of her first book is 'The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid" and in this episode, we interview Anna and ask about what the Double Tax is and how we as a society can change the current systems.You can follow Anna on social media @ItsAfronomics