The state of Black America 2012
Subtitle: occupy the vote to educate, employ & empower
Publisher: National Urban League
Published: 2012
Place of publication: [New York, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9780615608945
Subjects: Economic conditions; Social conditions; African Americans; Education; Employment; Economic history
Other titles: Occupy the vote to educate, employ & empower
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: From the president's desk. The state of black America 2012: occupy the vote to educate, employ & empower / Marc H. Morial; title: National Urban League 2012 equality index. Introduction to the 2012 equality index / Valerie Rawlston Wilson; title: Understanding the equality index / Madura Wijewardena; title: Black-white index: National Urban League 2012 equality index / Global Insights, Inc.; title: Hispanic-white index: National Urban League 2012 equality index / Global Insights, Inc.; title: Essay 1. Minority voter participation: reviewing past and present barriers to the polls / Robert C. "Bobby" Scott; title: Essay 2. The rise and fall and rise again of Jim Crow laws / Lennox Yearwood, Jr.; title: Special report. The 2012 National Urban League 8-point education and employment plan / Employment and Education Empower the Nation; title: Essay 3. A dream not deferred / Kirsten Gillibrand; title: Special report. "The National Urban League introduces new report on the state of urban business" / National Urban League Policy Institute; title: Essay 4. Creating jobs and opportunities through minority owned businesses / Lloyd C. Blankfein; title: Essay 5. At risk: the state of the black middle class / Chanelle P. Hardy, Valerie R. Wilson, Madura Wijewardena and Garrick T. Davis; title: Essay 6. Tanning of America makes growth, prosperity and empowerment easier / Steve Stoute; title: Affiliate highlight. The economic winds of change: new markets for an old problem / Nolan V. Rollins; title: Affiliate highlight. A call to advocate for America's military veterans / Allie L. Braswell, Jr. and James T. McLawhorn, Jr.; title: Essay 7. A common market: the new black farmer / Haile Johnston and Tatiana Garcia-Granados; title: Essay 8. Black men are killing black men. There, I said it / Michael A. Nutter; title: Affiliate highlight. Inspiring innovation: the Chicago Urban League Youth Investor/Entrepreneurs Project (YIEP) / Shari E. Runner; title: Case study. Ready to succeed: the National Urban League Project Ready: Post-Secondary Success Program / Hal Smith, Jacqueline Ayers, and Darlene Marlin; title: Special report. Partnering to empower healthy kids. Introduction; title: Helping girls make healthy choices / Anna Maria Chávez; title: Healthy boys stand SCOUTStrong / Lee Shaw, Jr.; title: Special report: Should I go to college? Introduction: the value of college / Chanelle P. Hardy; title: Why a college education matters / Kevin Powell; title: Sacrifice if you must; title: the reward is clear / Gregory E. Carr; title: Communities, schools and families make the education-career connection / Desireé Luckey; title: College readiness and completion for young men of color / Tafaya Ransom and John Michael Lee Real; title: Reform is getting kids one step closer to quality schools / Steve Perry; title: College for all? / Amara C. Enyia; title: The Show Me Campaign: a conversation with John Legend; title: Arts, culture and communities: do our neighborhoods inspire our children to reach higher? / Maria Rosario Jackson.