Solutions for Black America

by Kunjufu, Jawanza

• ISBN13: 9780913543986
• ISBN10: 0913543985
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: African American Images

Summary

Contending that the media and the black community allocate too much of their efforts to talking about the problems afflicting the African American community, this book attempts to reverse that trend by offering solutions in many areas, including education, family, health, economics, politics, organising, and Afrocentricity. Concerned that one-third of black America and one-half of its children live below the poverty line, activist and educator Jawanza Kunjufu expresses his concern about whether affirmative action and integration have really helped this population. Many diverse schools of thought are expressed, from the differences between Ward Connerly and Jesse Jackson and between US Supreme Justice Clarence Thomas and Al Sharpton. Also addressed is what percentage of the problem and their solutions lie with the effects of slavery and what portion should be addressed by self-responsibility.

Table of Contents

Contents	iv
Preface	v
Questions	vi
Introduction	vii
Problems	1	(14)
Causes	15	(18)
Integration Revisited	33	(22)
Education	55	(30)
Family and Health	85	(18)
Economics	103	(20)
Politics and Organizing	123	(18)
Post-Traumatic Slavery Disorder/Africentricity	141	(22)
The Black Church	163	(22)
Implementation/Models of Success	185	(16)
References	201	(2)
Subject Index	203