Sadie Collective
{{short description|Washington D.C.-based organization}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Sadie Collective
| logo = The_Sadie_Collective_logo.png
| formation = {{start date and age|2018}}
| location = Washington, D.C., U.S.
| leader_title = Founders
| leader_name = Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
Fanta Traore
| website = {{url|sadiecollective.org}}
}}
The Sadie Collective is the first American non-profit organization which aims to increase the representation of Americans in economics and related fields.{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/sadie-alexander-economics-law-sadie-collective-philadelphia-20190517.html|title=A new generation of black female economists revives a Philly lawyer's legacy with the Sadie Collective|last=Russ|first=Valerie|website=Philadelphia Inquirer|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryannreid/2019/10/02/deep-rooted-structural-violence-keeps-black-women-out-of-economics/|title=Deep Rooted Structural 'Violence' Keeps Black Women Out of Economics|last=Reid|first=Maryann|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}} It was founded by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Fanta Traore in August 2018 and is named for the first African-American economist, Sadie T. M. Alexander.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/03/obituaries/sadie-t-m-alexander-91-dies-lawyer-and-civil-rights-advocate.html|title=Sadie T. M. Alexander, 91, Dies; Lawyer and Civil Rights Advocate|last=Fraser|first=C. Gerald|date=1989-11-03|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-01-22|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.gubaawards.co.uk/2019/06/meet-anna-gifty-opoku-agyeman-co-founder-and-ceo-of-the-sadie-collective/|title=Meet Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, Co-Founder and CEO of the Sadie Collective – GUBA Awards|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://thenorthstar.com/articles/why-we-need-more-black-women-in-economics|title=Why We Need More Black Women in Economics|last=Merritt|first=Keri Leigh|date=2019-07-09|website=The North Star|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-22}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stlouisfed.org/timely-topics/women-in-economics/opoku-agyeman-and-traore|title=Women in Economics: Interview with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Fanta Traore|last=|first=|date=2019-09-18|website=The St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-22}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/economics-profession-turns-attention-to-its-race-problem-11577974899|title=Economics Profession Turns Attention to its 'Race Problem'|last=Omeokwe|first=Amara|date=2020-01-03|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2020-01-22|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}
It has organized conferences connecting African-American women pursuing careers in economics and related fields such as finance, data science, and public policy.{{Cite web|url=https://news.umbc.edu/1st-sadie-alexander-conference/|title=UMBC students Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Olusayo Adeleye co-create 1st U.S. conference for Black women economists|last=Dansberger Duque|first=Catalina Sofia|date=2019-03-06|website=UMBC News|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathematica.org/commentary/making-the-case-for-more-black-women-in-economics|title=Making the Case for More Black Women in Economics|last=Wogan|first=J.B.|date=2019-04-10|website=Mathematica|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-22}} In February 2019, the Collective hosted the Sadie T. M. Alexander Conference for Economics and related fields at Mathematica Policy Research in Washington, D.C. In February 2020, the second annual conference was hosted by the Urban Institute with Bridget Terry Long and Janet Yellen as Keynote Speakers with nearly 300 attendees.{{Cite web|url=https://equitablegrowth.org/black-economists-are-missing-from-the-federal-reserve-and-the-u-s-economics-profession/|title=Black economists are missing from the Federal Reserve and the U.S. economics profession|last=Sahm|first=Claudia|date=2020-02-28|website=Equitable Growth}}
{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathematica.org/commentary/the-future-is-now-honoring-the-legacy-of-dr-sadie-tanner-mossell-alexander|title=The Future Is Now: Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander|last=Butler|first=Kimberlin|date=2019-02-28|website=Mathematica}} The conferences are the first exclusively for African-American women in economics and related fields.{{Cite web|url=https://sipa.columbia.edu/news/fighting-underrepresentation-public-policy-profession|title=Fighting Underrepresentation in the Public Policy Profession|last=Hahm|first=Jeenho|date=2019-04-05|website=Columbia SIPA|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-23}} In 2020, the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank announced a data science skills workshop in collaboration with the Collective for African-American college students.{{Cite web|title=Workshop on Diversifying Economics - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago|url=https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2020/workshop-diversifying-economics|access-date=2020-06-08|website=www.chicagofed.org}}
History
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, a former undergraduate student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Fanta Traore, a former research assistant at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors co-founded the organization in August 2018. Both women cited their isolating experiences in their work and academic environments as inspiration for creating an "intergenerational community" of Black women in economics and related fields. Both women mention that Lisa Cook is their mentor and an early supporter of the Collective. Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Lisa Cook co-wrote a New York Times opinion piece and participated in interviews specifically advocating especially for the inclusion and advancement of African-American women in the economics profession.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/30/opinion/economics-black-women.html|title=Opinion {{!}} 'It Was a Mistake for Me to Choose This Field'|last1=Cook|first1=Lisa D.|date=2019-09-30|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-12-29|last2=Opoku-Agyeman|first2=Anna Gifty|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|url=https://insightcced.org/episode-27-dr-lisa-d-cook-and-anna-gifty-opoku-agyeman/|title=Episode 27: Dr. Lisa D. Cook and Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman|date=2019-11-01|website=Insight|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/18/789555694/how-economics-excludes-black-women|title=How Economics Excludes Black Women|website=NPR.org|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}}
Opoku-Agyeman served as the organization's CEO until her resignation in March 2021. Traore served as CEO shortly after.{{Cite news|date=2021-03-20|title=The Two Women Fixing the Pipeline for Black Female Economists|language=en|work=Bloomberg.com|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-20/the-two-women-fixing-the-pipeline-for-black-female-economists|access-date=2021-04-25}}{{Cite web|title=Advisory Board|url=https://www.sadiecollective.org/board|access-date=2021-04-25|website=The Sadie Collective|language=en}} In July 2022, Bola Olaniyan was announced as the Collective's first Executive Director.{{Cite web |last=Fossett |first=Katelyn |title=Should companies be in charge of abortion access? |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/women-rule/2022/07/01/should-companies-be-in-charge-of-abortion-access-00043747 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}
Funding
In October 2020, the organization entered a multi-year partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/committed-grants/2020/10/inv023679|title=The Sadie Collective|language=en|access-date=2021-12-21}} In 2021, the organization was listed among several organizations awarded the first round of capital investments and philanthropic grants for Black women by Goldman Sachs to "fund the creation of high school economic clubs for young Black girls to participate in the annual Federal Reserve Challenge".{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/goldman-sachs-announces-first-round-of-capital-investments-and-philanthropic-grants-to-1-million-black-women/|title=GOLDMAN SACHS ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AND PHILANTHROPIC GRANTS TO 1 MILLION BLACK WOMEN|website=www.blackenterprise.com|language=en}}
See also
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Category:2018 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Category:African-American professional organizations