Sean Long
Wave Staff Report
The new book “Project 2030: The Agenda for Black America” has become the number one new release on Amazon, marking the emergence of a new national conversation — and a new blueprint for Black America’s future.
In an era defined by competing visions for the nation’s soul, “Project 2030” stands as a people’s plan for progress, designed to transform protest into policy and aspiration into measurable action.
Authored by award-winning media executive Sean T. Long, with contributions from civic leaders Dr. Denise Smith, Rev. Johnny Sellers, Shara Morrow, Stephanie Yarborough, Gloria Cooper Blue and Anthony Clausen Jackson, and featuring a foreword by Clayton Harris III, “Project 2030” is more than a book — it’s a national call to action.
At a time when initiatives like Project 2025 seek to roll back decades of progress by dismantling diversity programs, weakening civil-rights enforcement and centralizing political control, Project 2030 stands in sharp contrast. Where Project 2025 looks backward — rooted in fear and exclusion — Project 2030 looks forward, rooted in justice, ownership and opportunity.
It is a blueprint written not behind closed doors, but from the block up — crafted by community leaders, educators, entrepreneurs, and faith voices who refuse to surrender the future of Black America to political regression.
“Project 2030 isn’t just responding to an agenda — it’s rewriting it,” Long said. “We can no longer afford to wait for permission to build progress. The power has always been within our communities; this book shows how to organize it, measure it, and scale it.”
The movement extends beyond the pages. The companion website, OurProject2030.com, functions as a digital organizing hub, offering tools like the Project 2030 Action Lab, neighborhood block club templates, and a forthcoming Equity Scorecard to help local leaders turn ideas into data-driven impact. Faith leaders, educators and activists across the country are already mobilizing around the framework, hosting 2030 talks, forming community advisory boards and using the book’s six pillars — economic empowerment, educational equity, health justice, criminal justice reform, political power and technological access — as their blueprint for change.
By 2030, the goal is to see measurable progress across economic ownership, academic achievement, health care access, civic representation, and tech inclusion in Black communities nationwide.
The book’s author is a two-time Emmy Award-winning media executive, author, and civic leader based in Chicago. Known for his 30-plus years in television and community development, he has led transformative programs for youth, health, and leadership across the Midwest.
“Project 2030: The AgendaforBlack America” is availablenow on Amazon and major book retailers.
