Table of Contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCTIONPreface - William Julius WilsonAfrican Americans, the Public Agenda, and the Paradoxes of Public Policy - Cedric HerringA Focus on the Controversies Surrounding Affirmative ActionPART TWO: CHALLENGES TO LEADERSHIP AND REPRESENTATION IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITYCross-Cutting Black Issues Affecting the Changing Role of Government - Yvonne ScruggsPolitical Consolidation or American Apartheid? Some Political and Economic Consequences of Black Empowerment - Michael I J Bennett, Cedric Herring, and Douglas GillsBalanced Opportunity - Jesse L JacksonPART THREE: RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN HEALTHPolicy Context and the Relationship between Maternal Drug Abuse and Infant Mortality - Rae Banks and Assata ZeraiThe Psychosocial Dimension of Black Maternal Health - Katrina Bell Mc DonaldAn Intersection of Race, Gender, and ClassPART FOUR: RACIAL INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL POLICYRace Up the Corporate Ladder - Sharon CollinsThe Dilemmas and Contradictions of First Wave Black ExecutivesPART FIVE: CHANGES IN IDEOLOGY AND CULTURAL MYTHSAffirm Equality; Oppose Racist Scapegoating - Steven RosenthalMyths and Realities of Affirmative ActionConservative Religious and Ideological Thought - Charles JarmonSources and Consequences for Public Policy for the PoorAfrican American Families and Public Policy - Juan Battle and Michael BennettThe Legacy of the Moynihan ReportPART SIX: RACE AND EDUCATIONAL SEGREGATIONRace Relations and Campus Climate for Minority Students - Gail ThomasImplications for Higher Education DesegregationAfrocentric Schools - Kerry RockquemoreThe Effects of Black Male Academics on Academic AchievementPART SEVEN: CRIME, UNEQUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND PUNISHMENTRace, Representation, and the Drug Policy Agenda - Rae BanksRace, Gender, and the Timing of Justice - Verna Keith and Garry L RolisonAge at First Arrest and First Incarceration for African American WomenWhich Way Toward Equality? Dilemmas and Paradoxes in Public Policies Affecting Crime and Punishment - Darnell F Hawkins
