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Preface | p. 11 |
Acknowledgments | p. 17 |
A Changing America | p. 21 |
Stories of America: How We Came to Write This Book | p. 26 |
Diverse Backgrounds, One Vision | p. 27 |
Angela Glover Blackwell | p. 27 |
Stewart Kwoh | p. 29 |
Manuel Pastor | p. 32 |
New World, New Dimensions | p. 35 |
Five Dimensions in the Debate on Race | p. 36 |
The Black-White Paradigm versus Multiculturalism | p. 37 |
Diversity versus Racial and Social Justice | p. 38 |
Universal versus Particular Strategies | p. 39 |
National versus Local Responsibility | p. 40 |
Structural Factors versus Individual Initiative | p. 41 |
A Call on Leadership | p. 42 |
The Plan of the Book | p. 43 |
References | p. 45 |
Color Lines | p. 47 |
Growing Diversity | p. 49 |
Accepting Diversity | p. 61 |
Attitudes Are Mixed | p. 66 |
Defining Nature of the Black-White Paradigm | p. 69 |
Embedded Nature of the Black-White Paradigm | p. 74 |
Limits of the Black-White Paradigm | p. 78 |
Conclusion | p. 82 |
Notes | p. 82 |
References | p. 83 |
American Progress and Disconnection | p. 86 |
The Economy and Race | p. 88 |
The Lines of the Divide | p. 91 |
Will Differences Persist? | p. 95 |
Minority Small Business: A Bright Spot | p. 103 |
The Driving Factors of Inequality | p. 106 |
Conclusion: Focusing on the Economic | p. 112 |
Notes | p. 113 |
References | p. 114 |
What Works | p. 116 |
All Americans Must Have Their Rights Secured and Enforced | p. 117 |
Blacks and the Civil Rights Movement | p. 117 |
Rights for All | p. 120 |
Federal Policy Must Set the Floor and the Framework for Achieving Equity | p. 122 |
The Universal Approach | p. 122 |
Social Security | p. 123 |
Earned Income Tax Credit | p. 123 |
Head Start | p. 124 |
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families | p. 125 |
The Particular Approach | p. 126 |
Affirmative Action | p. 126 |
Strategies Must Be Integrated and Informed at the Community Level | p. 131 |
Accumulation of Wealth and Assets Is an Important Antipoverty Strategy | p. 133 |
Voice, Participation, and Agency Are Critical for Well-Being | p. 137 |
Conclusion | p. 140 |
Note | p. 140 |
References | p. 140 |
New Challenges | p. 143 |
Universalism, Particularism, and a New Paradigm | p. 145 |
The Road Ahead: Key Issues for the 21st Century | p. 147 |
Education and Race | p. 147 |
Sprawl: A New Civil Rights Issue | p. 155 |
Environmental Justice | p. 159 |
The Digital Divide: More Than Just Computers | p. 162 |
Immigrant Policy | p. 172 |
Crime and Punishment | p. 179 |
Conclusion | p. 183 |
Notes | p. 184 |
References | p. 187 |
New Leadership for the 21st Century | p. 190 |
21st-Century Trends | p. 192 |
Barriers to Effective Leadership | p. 197 |
New Leadership Defined | p. 201 |
A Commitment to Racial Justice and Equality | p. 201 |
A Multiethnic and Multiracial Perspective | p. 202 |
The Ability to Make Cross-Sector Linkages | p. 203 |
A Commitment to Improving Skills | p. 204 |
Approaches to Developing Effective Leadership | p. 204 |
Leadership Networks | p. 205 |
Leadership Development Programs | p. 207 |
Ongoing Leadership Development | p. 209 |
Conclusion | p. 211 |
References | p. 211 |
A Vision for Action | p. 213 |
Bibliography of Data Sources | p. 219 |
Final Report of the Ninety-Eighth American Assembly | p. 228 |
Uniting America Leadership Advisory Group | p. 248 |
About The American Assembly | p. 253 |
Index | p. 257 |
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