Critiques the College Board's report, "Reaching the Top," which addresses educational underrepresentation of high-achieving minority students, examining its definition of achievement, noting problematic features, and discussing whether the evidence is compelling for poor achievement and for the central importance of academic achievement,…

Critiques the College Board's report, "Reaching the Top," suggesting that it is well-intentioned but wrong to those committed to public policies that are not based on race or ethnicity. Calls the report's ethnic categories stereotypical and imprecise, suggesting that it is rooted in an erroneous faith that schools are the solution to…

Reviews the College Board's report, "Reaching the Top," which addresses educational underrepresentation of high-achieving minority students, examining how social sciences, psychology, and education research contribute to an understanding of the feasibility of the report's recommendations and noting implications of these recommendations…

Asserts that affirmative action is so contentious because it is not a true regime of group rights, discussing: when a group is not a group; black Americans and interest group pluralism; black Americans and corporatism; the prescience of black nationalists; the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; when an organization is not an…

Reviews the College Board's report, "Reaching the Top," which addresses educational underrepresentation of high-achieving minority students, suggesting that race-based programs are usually just a quick fix and asserting that until minorities are seen as equals, they will not be viewed as individuals, and until color takes a back seat to…

Presents some observations on what the recent attacks on affirmative action, the O. J. Simpson trial, and the Million Man March say about racism in America. In particular, the author assesses the Million Man March in terms of black leadership and its influence in helping black men to become more involved in constructive community service. (GR)

Discusses racial relations within the context of two types of social arrangements, that is, "liberal pluralism" (racial relations governed by individuals) and "corporate pluralism" (racial relations as directed by some authoritative influence). The author contrasts these two approaches and explains how the consequences of…

Caricatures produced between the end of the Civil War and World War II--cartoons in humor and satire weeklies, newspaper comics, posters, advertising, book illustrations, etc.--sanctioned ethnic and racial slurs. Jews were presented as negative stereotypes, characterized most often by stealth and derision. (LHW)

Although racial discrimination contributes to increasing urban social dislocation, problems such as massive joblessness, the influx of migrants to cities, and demographic shifts underlie the current crisis. Change will only come about through public policies that benefit all the poor, not just poor minorities. (Author/GC)

Presents a brief historical summary of affirmative action, examines its practices, and explores its future prospects. The article argues that the way out of the racial isolation brought about by the success of middle-class racial integration is to practice affirmative action on the basis of class rather than race, that is, equality of opportunity.…

America's older, larger cities are unable to provide employment opportunities and social mobility to its growing number of disadvantaged residents because cities' economic base of blue-collar industry has been replaced by the service and information industries. Cities currently face a residence-job opportunity mismatch. (ML)

Discusses bilingualism in Canada in terms of rationale, demographic trends and reactions, and government action. Argues for a positive view of cultural diversity and for tolerance and understanding of linguistic differences. (Author/MJL)

Discusses the African American experience and the unique characteristics of its culture--how slavery influenced a culture of respect as well as contributed to the lost ethnic ties that allowed African Americans to create their own culture. The article also discusses the challenges to blackness from American biracialism and addresses behavior and…

Discusses problems of classifying racial and ethnic groups when collecting statistical data. Argues that surveys must acknowledge the great diversity of the American population and give respondents the freedom to choose the group or groups to which they belong. (FMW)

Discusses how anti-Semitism is perpetuated as a political ideology in the 20th century. It briefly examines the Palestinian cause and its effect on black anti-Semites (especially the Black Muslims), shows how multiculturalists and diversity training breed anti-Semitism, and explains why impoverished minorities sometimes resort to anti-Semitism.…