Book abstract: When first published in 1980, The Declining Significance of Race immediately sparked controversy with its contentious thesis…
Twenty years ago this week, a jury acquitted the Los Angeles policemen who beat motorist Rodney King, and the city exploded in a six-day…
The Moving to Opportunity (MTO) for Fair Housing demonstration provided an opportunity for low-income renters to move to low-poverty…
The plight of the middle class is shaping up to be a focus of the 2012 presidential campaign. This is as it should be, given the struggles…
Newt Gingrich has been castigated for referring to President Barack Obama as the “best food-stamp president in American history.” I, too,…
Even as two-thirds of Americans now say that there are strong conflicts between rich and poor, another great American division is slowly…
For over fifty years numerous public intellectuals and social theorists have insisted that community is dead. Some would have us believe…
I basically agree with the arguments Michael Dawson puts forth in his thoughtful article, especially his call for the black public sphere…
Covert Racism, subtle often hidden form of racism is explored through a multi-disciplinarian lens. The volume challenges the notion of a…