Obituary
William Spriggs, Who Took Economists to Task on Race, Dies at 68
- Spriggs was among most prominent of Black voices in economics
- Often criticized profession for its treatment of racial issues
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William Spriggs, the AFL-CIO chief economist and outspoken critic of how the profession has addressed racial disparities in the US, has died. He was 68.
He died on June 6, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations said Wednesday in a tweet, without citing a cause.