The covenant with black America /

Six years' worth of symposiums come together in this collection of essays that plot a course for African Americans, explaining how individuals and households can make changes that will immediately improve their circumstances in areas ranging from health and education to crime reduction and fina...

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Bibliographic Details
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : Third World Press, [2006]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	African Americans > Social conditions > 1975- African Americans > Politics and government. United States > Race relations. African American leadership. African Americans > Social conditions > Government policy. Racial justice > United States. Noirs américains > Conditions sociales > 1975- Noirs américains > Politique et gouvernement. États-Unis > Relations raciales. Leadership noir américain. Noirs américains > Conditions sociales > Politique gouvernementale. Justice raciale > États-Unis. African American leadership African Americans > Politics and government African Americans > Social conditions Race relations United States Since 1975
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Table of Contents:

Introduction / Tavis Smiley
Statement of purpose / Marian Wright Edelman
Securing the right to healthcare and well-being
Establishing a system of public education in which all children achieve at high levels and reach their full potential
Correcting the system of unequal justice
Fostering accountable community-centered policing
Ensuring broad access to affordable neighborhoods that connect to opportunity
Claiming our democracy
Strengthening our rural roots
Accessing good jobs, wealth, and economic prosperity
Assuring environmental justice for all
Closing the racial digital divide
Afterword / Haki R. Madhubuti
A call to action / Cornel West.