The Review of Black Political Economy is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1970 publishing research on the economic status of African-Americans, the African diaspora, and other non-white marginalized populations.

Initially the Review was a product of the Black Economic Research Center (BERC) which Robert Browne founded and ran until 1976.

"[5] The initial aim of The Review was to provide a mixture of scholarly and non-scholarly articles which would appeal to a wide range of readers - but Robert S. Browne admitted that this was an ambitious undertaking.

(Richard F. America); "The Basic Economics of the Urban and Racial Crisis" (Daniel R. Fusfeld); and "Brimmer and Black Capitalism: An Analysis (Charles Tate).

The main research published in The Review of Black Political Economy consists primarily of papers that are typically less than 20 pages long.

Several notable books that were reviewed include African Americans in the U.S. Economy by Cecilia Conrad, John Whitehead, Patrick Mason, and James Stewart, The End of Poverty by Jeffrey Sachs, and Liberating E Economics: Feminist Perspectives on Families, Work, and Globalization by Drucilla K. Barker and Susan F.

The journal has also published written versions of presentations by winners of the NEA Samuel Z. Westerfield Award and the talks in the Sir W. Arthur Lewis lecture series.

Some of the notable addresses published by The Review of Black Political Economy include the following: Presidential addresses: W. Arthur Lewis Lectures: The Review of Black Political Economy publishes a variety of writings including research notes, editorials, and articles.

[12] These findings imply a 'plausible counterfactual,' meaning that a lack of existence of the journal would result in a lower overall scholarly status for Black economists in the profession.