Terron Ferguson
Lawyer, entrepreneur, and initiative builder focused on Black economic resilience
Atlanta, Georgia
Summary
Legal practitioner and human-rights advocate: Ferguson practiced as a law fellow at the Equal Justice Initiative where he handled death-penalty appeals, advocated for children not to be detained in adult prisons, facilitated parole hearings, and contributed to documentation work for EJI’s Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice. eji+1
Initiative builder focused on Black economic resilience: He founded and leads YANCY Holdings to acquire and manage Main Street and pre-middle-market businesses, and has driven Project Equity’s Black Employee Ownership Initiative to scale succession planning and employee-ownership strategies in Black business communities. echoinggreen+1
Transatlantic scholar-practitioner: Awarded a German Chancellor Fellowship by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, he conducted partnered research in Leipzig on memory culture, denazification, and truth-and-reconciliation methods and has applied those lessons in program and institutional development. humboldt-foundation+1
Educator and communicator committed to racial equity: Early in his career he served as a Teach For America corps member and later engaged audiences through speaking (NYU Law convocation), program leadership (Salzburg Global), and public writing to advance conversations on economic and racial justice. nyu+2
Work
Education
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Writing
A bold vision for Black Business Month
August 1, 2022Argues for using employee ownership and succession planning to preserve and grow Black-owned businesses and to close the racial wealth gap; highlights Project Equity's Black Employee Ownership Initiative.
Dazed in 2020 (Vertigo)
September 1, 2020A long-form piece published in Stillpoint Magazine (PDF) reflecting on themes relevant to 2020 (authorship attributed to Terron Ferguson).