Jason Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, where he worked for more than 20 years writing opinion pieces on politics, economics, education, immigration and race, among other subjects. He’s also a commentator for Fox News, a frequent public speaker, and an author. Riley’s latest book, “False Black Power,” takes a factual look at why increased black political power has not paid off in ways that the civil rights leadership promised.