{"id":45254,"date":"2022-03-29T14:24:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bomanijones.com\/?p=45254"},"modified":"2023-01-26T11:14:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T19:14:56","slug":"ebony-how-being-an-economist-shaped-bomani-as-a-cultural-commentator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bomanijones.com\/?p=45254","title":{"rendered":"EBONY: How being an economist shaped Bomani as a cultural commentator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebony.com\/entertainment\/tv_film\/bomani-jones-game-theory-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bomanijones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/eb-1080x731.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45253\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Ebony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#6a6a6a\"><strong>EBONY: Many may not be aware that you\u2019re a trained economist. At one point, you were even working towards your PhD. How does being an economist inform your perspective on sports and pop culture?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#d1d1d1\"><strong>Bomani Jones:&nbsp;<\/strong>Economics is a behavioral science and I\u2019ve used it every single day.&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-2-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebony.com\/entertainment\/tv_film\/bomani-jones-game-theory-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">READ THE ARTICLE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:71px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:71px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You may also like<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">this was growing up in the &#39;80s and &#39;90s, kids. though i guess now y&#39;all wear colors no self-respecting gang would don. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BN68HZKYAd\">https:\/\/t.co\/BN68HZKYAd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; bomani (@bomani_jones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bomani_jones\/status\/1508858801151217664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EBONY: Many may not be aware that you\u2019re a trained economist. 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