PowerNomics® & Politics
Using Group Strength for Power
Frequently Asked Questions
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Dr. Claud Anderson is president of PowerNomics Corporation
of America, Inc. and The Harvest Institute, Inc. PowerNomics is a company that
publishes his books and produces multimedia presentations in which he explains
his concept, PowerNomics. PowerNomics is the package of principles and
strategies he developed to explain the concept of race and to offer a guide for
Black America to become a more economically and politically competitive group
in America.
Dr. Anderson's book, PowerNomics: The National Plan to Empower Black
America, incorporates and reflects his past experiences: his academic research,
business experience, both as an owner and a capital provider, and his varied political
positions. He has held the highest positions in federal and state government and politics.
He was State Coordinator of Education for Florida under Governor Reubin Askew during
the tumultuous period of the 1970s. After successful social reform projects in Florida and
leading President Jimmy Carter's Florida campaign to a win in the state, Carter appointed
Anderson as the Federal Co-Chairman for a Commission of governors in the southeast
states. In that position (rank of assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Commerce),
he chaired the commission, funded and directed economic development projects for the
governors in those states. The projects he funded created jobs and businesses in those
states. As executive director of two economic development corporations for the city of
Miami, Florida, he oversaw funding of more than 30 businesses. Although he has been a
political independent for many years, he was a major planner and coordinator for the
1988 Democratic Convention in Atlanta and has taught at all levels of education
Dr. Anderson is also president of The Harvest Institute, a nationally recognized
think tank that does research, policy development, education and advocacy to increase
the self-sufficiency of Black America. Dr. Anderson's books,
Black Labor, White
Wealth: A Search for Power and Economic Justice
and PowerNomics: The National
Plan
, are the foundation for Harvest Institute programs.
His books, including his most recent, More Dirty Little Secrets about Black History , which he authored with his son Brant, have all been best sellers and are used as textbooks in many universities and high schools.