2013 State of Black America
Subtitle: redeem the dream : jobs rebuild America
Contributors: Ashby, Hazeen Y.; Springs, Pamela Rucker; Ayers, Jacqueline; Bergeron, Suzanne; Davis, Garrick T.; National Urban League
Publisher: National Urban League
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [New York, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9780914758150
Subjects: African Americans; Economic conditions; Employment; Education; Social conditions; Economic history
Other titles: State of Black America 2013
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-197) and index.
Table of contents: title: New tactics, same old taint / U.S. Congressman John Lewis; title: Though we have achieved much, the battle continues / Reverend Al Sharpton; title: The enduring icon: Dr. Dorothy Height / Avis A. Jones-DeWeever; title: Unfinished business / U.S. Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge; title: Reflections on National Urban League's legacy and service / John W. Mack; title: Black civic engagement 2.0: in with the old, in with the new / Stephanie Brown James; title: Time to wake up and act: the state of black children / Marian Wright Edelman; title: The equality and excellence project: community-driven education reform / Patricia Stokes and Esther Bush; title: Education: the critical link between trade and jobs / U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk; title: The power of education to empower our children / Freeman A. Hrabowski, III; title: The national talent strategy: ideas to secure U.S. competitiveness and economic growth / Frederick S. Humphries; title: Diversity in STEM: an economic imperative / Dot Harris; title: Stop the fast track to prison / Laura W. Murphy; title: Bringing higher education to the masses / a conversation with Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng, by Shree Chauhan; title: The state of urban health: eliminating health disparities to save lives and cut costs / Darrell J. Gaskins, Thomas A. LaVeist & Patrick Richard; title: Digitizing the dream: the role of technology in empowering communities / Cynthia Marshall; title: Financial dignity in an economic age / John Hope Bryant; title: Project advocate: a roadmap to civic engagement / Vincent Watts & Edith White; title: Civil rights enforcement in the 21st century / Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.; title: Race still does matter; title: a lot / Jonathan Capehart; title: The new arithmetic of black political power / Michael K. Fauntroy; title: Strategic alliances for addressing the skills gap: the Buffalo Urban League Green Jobs Construction Training Program / Brenda McDuffie; title: Mentoring matters: why young professionals and others must mentor / David McGhee; title: Community based organizations and child welfare: building communities of hope / William C. Bell.