By Joe Feagin and Yvonne Combs (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) In practice, racial desegregation has often become a game of numbers, a game that does not serve well the basic needs and interests of the black community. Clearly, the end of legal segregation has meant some increased housing, job, and education options for black Americans, especially those in the … [Read more...] about “Should Racial Integration Be Pursued As the Only Goal?” by Joe Feagin and Yvonne Combs (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
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“Education and Incentives to Actualize Integration” by Don DeMarco (January-February P&R Issue)
By Don DeMarco (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The interracial team of Steinhorn and Diggs-Brown tell us that the integration glass is virtually empty. It’s hard to argue against that, except by citing Shaker Heights, Ohio, Oak Park, Illinois, South Orange/Maplewood, New Jersey, Phila–delphia’s West Mt. Airy neighborhood and the few other important exceptions … [Read more...] about “Education and Incentives to Actualize Integration” by Don DeMarco (January-February 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)
“Is Racial Integration Essential to Achieving Quality Education for Low-Income Minority Students, In the Short Term? In the Long Term?” by john powell (September-October 1996 P&R Issue)
By john powell (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) My schooling gave me no training as the oppressor, as an unfairly advantaged person, or a person in a damaged culture. . . At school, we were no, taught about slavery in any depth; we were not taught to see slave holders as damaged people. Slaves were seen as the only group at risk of being dehumanized My schooling … [Read more...] about “Is Racial Integration Essential to Achieving Quality Education for Low-Income Minority Students, In the Short Term? In the Long Term?” by john powell (September-October 1996 P&R Issue)
