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Gephart, Martha A.; Pearson, Robert W. – ITEMS, 1988
Increasingly, poverty has become concentrated among the urban underclass in the United States. The dramatic economic changes underlying this situation have taken place within the context of larger changes in global, national, and regional political economies, including such factors as industrial restructuring and migration flows. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Community Problems, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Ghettos
New York Governor's Advisory Committee for Black Affairs, Albany. – 1987
There is a crisis in the black family; at its core is the inextricable linkage of low educational achievement, high unemployment levels, and limited opportunities for access to stable jobs at adequate wages. This report is directed at an examination of the causes and the consequences of this essentially economic crisis, providing a brief…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Family, Blacks, Community Role
