{"pk":62382,"title":"Abolitionist Community Economic Development: Dismantling Racial Capital and Forging Black Autonomous Futures","subtitle":null,"abstract":"<p>This Note explores Abolitionist Community Economic Development (ACED) as a potential model for radical reform aimed at addressing entrenched racial and economic injustices in Black communities. This Note argues that traditional Community Economic Development (CED) projects often fall short of addressing the root causes of social and economic injustice in Black communities, as they tend to rely on external investment, risk triggering gentrification, and lack focus on redistributing power and rectifying historical injustices. In contrast, ACED emphasizes community ownership, long-term resilience, and direct control over resources, providing a more sustainable and empowering approach to tackling systemic inequalities. Using the framework established by Mabre Stahly-Butts and Amna Akbar in <em>Reforms for Radicals? An Abolitionist Framework</em>, this Note examines ACED initiatives like Cooperation Jackson and The Guild to assess their alignment with criteria for genuine radical change. This analysis demonstrates the potential of ACED to empower Black communities and proposes policy implications for scaling such models.</p>","language":null,"license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[],"section":"Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5zg6t1pw","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Rodrick","middle_name":"B.","last_name":"Mahoney","name_suffix":"Jr.","institution":"","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2026-02-10T18:47:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"12. First to Print_Mahoney","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucilr/article/62382/galley/48644/download/"}]}