The State of Black America 2004

by Daniels, Lee A.

• ISBN13: 9780914758877
• ISBN10: 091475887X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Natl Urban League/Pubns Unit

Table of Contents

FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK
The State of Black America: The Complexity of Black Progress	11	(4)
Marc H. Morial
THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE EQUALITY INDEX	15	(20)
THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE SURVEY	35	(128)
African-American Economic Well-Being During the Boom and Bust	53	(28)
Samuel L. Myers, Jr.
Brown at 50: Considering the Continuing Legal Struggle for Racial Justice	81	(16)
Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.
The State of Education in Black America	97	(18)
Edmund W. Gordon
Health and the Quality of Life Among African Americans	115	(48)
David R. Williams
THE OP-ED SECTION
Security Must Never Trump Liberty	139	(4)
Dennis W. Archer
The Empowerment Movement and the Black Male	143	(6)
James R. Lanier
The Transformation of the Welfare Caseload	149	(4)
Kenya L. Covington
Five Things You Must Have to Run a Successful Business	153	(4)
Melinda F. Emerson
Gaps, Traps and Lies: African-American Students and Test Scores	157	(6)
Ronald O. Ross
Appendix I History of the National Urban League	163	(6)
Appendix II Index of Authors and Articles, 1987-2004	169	(16)
Appendix III About the Authors	185