By Morna Murray (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) At present rates, a significantly higher proportion of Black men will go to prison than will receive a college degree. Right now, over 580,000 Black males and over 250,000 Latino males are in prison; fewer than 40,000 Black males and 33,000 Latino males graduate from college each year. There is no single reason … [Read more...] about “The Cradle to Prison Pipeline℠ Crisis” by Morna Murray (July-August 2005 P&R Issue)
“Life Options for Young African-American Males” by Michael R. Wenger (July-August 2005 P&R Issue)
By Michael R. Weneger (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) When former Congressman Ron Dellums (D-CA) agreed to chair the Commission on Life Options for Young African-American Males, he vowed that the Commission, now known as the Dellums Commission, would “not put out another report that will gather dust.” The former Capitol Hill veteran, who has made a career of … [Read more...] about “Life Options for Young African-American Males” by Michael R. Wenger (July-August 2005 P&R Issue)
“Needed: More Focus on Whiteness” by john a. powell (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)
By john a. powell (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Alexander Polikoff has written an important and timely challenge to America. He challenges us to deal with white racism toward blacks by adopting a nationwide mobility program. This program would be modeled after the famous Gautreaux program. This program came out of possibly the most important … [Read more...] about “Needed: More Focus on Whiteness” by john a. powell (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)
“The Conflict Behind Our Racial Conflict” by Paul L. Wachtel (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)
By Paul L. Wachtel (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) As a psychologist, I think of political attitudes not as fixed and singular but as the end result of emotionally powerful conflicts that lie beneath what might seem to be monolithic opinions and dispositions. The task for those of us committed to progressive social change is to make contact with the side of our … [Read more...] about “The Conflict Behind Our Racial Conflict” by Paul L. Wachtel (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)
“Symposium: A National Gautreaux Program” (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)
(Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Our Nov./Dec. issue featuring Alexander Polikoff's proposal for a national program to "end the ghetto as we know it," building on Chicago's Gautreaux program. We asked a range of knowledgeable folks, all committed to the goal Polikoff put forth, to offer their comments. Polikoff's comments are printed in our March/April 2005 … [Read more...] about “Symposium: A National Gautreaux Program” (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)