A dramatization from a new work by black Harvard professor Derrick Bell is presented. In "And We Are Not Saved," the heroine describes how affirmative action at her university came to a screeching halt when it became too successful. (MLW)

Presents a fictional chronicle depicting the devastating effect that the disparity between African American males and females in social and economic advancement has on African American women. Discusses the "Chronicle of the Twenty-Seventh Year Syndrome" and reconsiders its perspective using responses from critics. (JS)

Desegregation efforts and litigation, including the Bakke case, are discussed in terms of their conflicting effects on the existence of predominately Black colleges. It is suggested that federal actions and legal decisions may in fact threaten the survival of Black institutions. (JMF)