By James Early (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Research, principled discussion and debate about how to address the racial reality of the nation should always be welcomed, as they help focus public attention and politics on what Peter Drucker identifies as “the basic American problem, race relations between white and black.” A fundamental contemporary issue … [Read more...] about “What is the Question: Integration or Defeat of Racism?” by James Early (January-February P&R Issue)
“We Aspire to Integration and Practice Pluralism” by Frank H. Wu (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
By Frank H. Wu (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Of all the prophecies for the new millennium, demographic predictions will come true the earliest. Within the foreseeable future, our society will make a transition that has never before and nowhere else occurred peacefully, much less successfully: we will cease to have a single identifiable racial majority and … [Read more...] about “We Aspire to Integration and Practice Pluralism” by Frank H. Wu (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
“Progress in Integration HAS Been Made” by George C. Galster (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
By George C. Galster (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Professors Steinhorn and Diggs-Brown analyze contemporary American racial attitudes, behaviors, symbols and politics and come to the pessimistic conclusion that black-white integration is impossible during our lifetimes. There is no doubt that the challenges of moving toward a racially integrated society are … [Read more...] about “Progress in Integration HAS Been Made” by George C. Galster (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
“Half Full? Half Empty?” by James W. Loewen (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
By James W. Loewen (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) We all stare at the half-full glass of integration and racial justice. We all wish it were full. Steinhorn and Diggs-Brown and some others emphasize the empty top half, singling out neighborhoods and schools that have resegregated and stressing that white ethnic groups — “the Italian, Jews, Poles, and Russians” … [Read more...] about “Half Full? Half Empty?” by James W. Loewen (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
“Is Integration Possible? Of Course…” by Florence Wagman Roisman (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
By Florence Wagman Roisman (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Not only possible, but absolutely essential. Here are the “top 6” reasons for acknowledging that we cannot do without “racial” integration – and rejecting its opposite, segregation: 1. Racial segregation is inconsistent with civil democracy. The polity to which we aspire is premised on the equal … [Read more...] about “Is Integration Possible? Of Course…” by Florence Wagman Roisman (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)