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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED284945 AUTHOR: Dewart, Janet, Ed.


TITLE: The State of Black America 1987.

YEAR PUBLISHED: 1987
NOTE: 258 p.; For related document, see ED 265 232.
AVAILABILITY: National Urban League, 500 East 62nd St., New
York, NY 10021 ($18.00).

ABSTRACT: This book consists of 12 papers on current issues
affecting black Americans. Titles (and authors) are the
following: (1) "Black America 1986: An Overview" (John E.
Jacob); (2) "The Law and Black Americans: Retreat from Civil
Rights" (Julius L. Chambers); (3) "Taking Charge: An
Approach to Making the Educational Problems of Blacks
Comprehensible and Manageable" (Sharon P. Robinson); (4)
"The Future of School Desegregation" (Charles V. Willie);
(5) "Economic Status of Blacks 1986" (David Swinton); (6)
"Blacks, Budgets, and Taxes: Assessing the Impact of Budget
Deficit Reduction and Tax Reform on Blacks" (Lenneal J.
Henderson); (7) "Black Families in a Changing Society"
(Andrew Billingsley); (8) "Social Welfare Reform" (Barbara
Bryant Solomon); (9) "The Black Underclass in Perspective"
(Douglas Glasgow); (10) "Drug Use: Special Implications for
Black America" (Beny J. Primm); (11) "AIDS: A Special
Report" (Beny J. Primm); (12) "Blacks in State and Local
Government: Progress and Constraints" (Georgia A. Persons).
A concluding section offers ten Urban League recommendations
for reform of programs and activities addressing the
following: racism, civil rights, affirmative action, full
employment, social welfare reform, education, health,
housing, legislation and advocacy, and the responsibility of
black America. Notes on authors are included, as well as a
chronology of 1986 events of particular interest to blacks,
and an appended article, "A Profile of the Black Unemployed"
by Billy J. Tidwell. Extensive footnotes complete the
document. (KH)

KEY DESCRIPTORS: Drug-Abuse; Educational-Opportunities;
Elementary-Secondary-Education; Government-Role; Racial
Relations; School-Desegregation; Socioeconomic-Status;
Unemployment-; Welfare-Services
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Black-Family; *Blacks-; *Civil-Rights;
*Economic-Opportunities; *Health-; *Political-Issues

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