| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"In 2006, Tavis Smiley teamed up with other leaders in the Black community to create a national plan of action to address the ten most crucial issues facing African Americans. The Covenant with Black America, which became a #1 New York Times bestseller, ran the gamut from health care to criminal justice, affordable housing to education, voting rights to racial divides. But a decade later, Black men still fall to police bullets and brutality, Black women still die from preventable diseases, Black children still struggle to get a high quality education, the digital divide and environmental inequality still persist, and American cities from Ferguson to Baltimore burn with frustration. In short, the last decade has seen the evaporation of Black wealth, with Black fellow citizens having lost ground in nearly every leading economic category. So Smiley calls for a renewal of The Covenant, presenting in this new edition the original action plan--with a new foreword and conclusion--alongside fresh data from the Indiana University School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA) to underscore missed opportunities and the work that remains to be done. While life for far too many African Americans remains a struggle, the great freedom fighter Frederick Douglass was right: 'If there is no struggle, there is no progress.' With Smiley leading the charge, the time has come to finally convert the trials and tribulations of Black America into the progress that all of America yearns for"--Publisher description. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Tavis Smiley -- Statement of purpose / Marian Wright Edelman -- Securing the right to healthcare and well-being / David M. Satcher ; Ten years later / Kosali Simon, Angshuman Gooptu, Seth Freedman, Victoria Perez -- Establishing a system of public education in which all children achieve at high levels and reach their full potential / Edmund W. Gordon ; Ten years later / Ashlyn Aiko Nelson, Bee Smale -- Correcting the system of unequal justice / James Bell ; Ten years later / Beth Cate, Andrea Need -- Fostering accountable community-centered policing / Maya Harris ; Ten years later / -- Jeremy G. Carter -- Ensuring broad access to affordable neighborhoods that connect to opportunity / Angela Glover Blackwell ; Ten years later / Michael McGuire -- Claiming our democracy / Wade Henderson ; Ten years later / Lisa Blomgren Amsler -- Strengthening our rural roots / Oleta Garrett Fitzgerald, Sarah Bobrow-Williams ; Ten years later / Michael McGuire -- Accessing good jobs, wealth, and economic prosperity / Marc H. Morial ; Ten years later / David Audretsch -- Assuring environmental justice for all / Robert D. Bullard ; Ten years later / Kenneth R. Richard -- Closing the racial digital divide / Tyrone D. Taborn ; Ten years later / Michael McGuire-- A call to action / Cornel West. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1975-
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African Americans -- Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1975- |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Politics and government.
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African Americans -- Politics and government. |
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United States -- Race relations.
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United States. |
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Race relations. |
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African American leadership.
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African American leadership. |
| Chronological Term |
Since 1975 |
| Added Author |
Smiley, Tavis, 1964- compiler, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781401951498 (tradepaper ; alkaline paper) |
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140195149X (tradepaper ; alkaline paper) |
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