Future of African-American Communities
Mr. Jacob spoke to a large audience attending the 1993 annual convention of the National Urban League. In his remarks, he…
State of Black America
1992-01-21T18:07:00-05:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/Capitol_default-image.jpgEach year, the National Urban League releases a report entitled,"The State of Black America." The report consists of 13 position papers examining issues affecting African Americans, and a chronology of major news events of the past year in civil rights, and race relations. After remarks by Mr. Jacob, the authors of the report introduced the individual position papers talked about their findings. They also discussed their call for increased domestic spending, in a “new Marshall plan for America.”
Each year, the National Urban League releases a report entitled,"The State of Black America." The report consists of 13 position papers examining… read more
Each year, the National Urban League releases a report entitled,"The State of Black America." The report consists of 13 position papers examining issues affecting African Americans, and a chronology of major news events of the past year in civil rights, and race relations. After remarks by Mr. Jacob, the authors of the report introduced the individual position papers talked about their findings. They also discussed their call for increased domestic spending, in a “new Marshall plan for America.” close
People in this video
- Robert Bullard Professor University of California->Sociology
- Lenneal Henderson Professor University of Baltimore->Government
- Robert Hill Director National Urban League->Research
- John Jacob President National Urban League
- Julianne Malveaux Economist
- Shirley McBay President Quality Education for Minorities Network
- Sylvester Murray Director Cleveland State University->Public Management Program
- Samuel Myers Director University of Maryland, College Park->African-American Studies
- Dianne Pinderhughes Professor University of Illinois->Political Science
- David Swinton Dean Jackson State University->School of Business
- Billy Tidwell Director National Urban League->Research
- Bernard Watson Vice President National Urban League
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