The State of Black America 2007: Portrait of the Black Male
National Urban League
Price: $14.95
ISBN 0-931761-85-9
Special Publication Month Discount until April 30!
Foreword by Senator Barack Obama! Published for the first time as
a nationally distributed trade book!
More than a dozen essays by leading thinkers like Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Marian
Wright Edelman, Dr William Rodgers, Steven Ivory, Dr. Valerie Rawlston Wilson, and others.
This year’s report focuses on the black male, explains Urban League CEO Marc H.
Morial, because glaring equality gaps continue to exist between black men and
their white counterparts. “Empowering black males to reach their full potential
is the most serious economic and civil rights challenge we face today,” says Morial.
This year’s report also includes the 2007 “Equality Index,” a statistical
measurement comparing the conditions between blacks and whites in economics,
health, education, social justice and civic engagement. The report was edited
by Stephanie J. Jones, executive director of the National Urban League Policy Institute.
Considered by many to be the most accurate barometer of the conditions, experiences,
and opinions of African Americans, the State of Black America reports have been
released annually since 1976.
