"State of Black America 2007: Portrait of the Black Male" - Obama wrote the Foreword!

[EffieBlack]

The National Urban League is releasing the 30th edition of its annual "State of Black America Report" this week. This year's edition focuses on the black male.

Interestingly, Barack Obama wrote the Foreword.

The State of Black America Report 2007: "The Annual Barometer of the Conditions, Experiences and Opinions of African Americans"


"According to the 2007 National Urban League Equality Index, glaring gaps continue to exist between black and white Americans—with a disproportionate impact on black males. In this compilation of essays, some of America’s finest minds analyze the causes and effects of these disparities and present targeted recommendations for eliminating them. And in the end, readers will understand why, in the words of National Urban League President Marc H. Morial, 'Empowering black males to reach their full potential is the most serious economic and civil rights challenge we face today.'"

"The crisis of the black male is our crisis ... It is in our shared interests and in the interest of every American to stop ignoring these challenges and start finding the solutions that will work. In the end, we want the story for black America to be one universal story where success is the norm and struggles are overcome."

[jaysunb]

1. Welcome to DU

Thanks for posting this. :hi:

[EffieBlack]

3. Thanks!

[Hekate]

2. Obama continues to get around, and that's good

I really have hopes for him; I'd like to see a winning Edwards-Obama ticket in 2008.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

Hekate

[EffieBlack]

4. Thanks! Glad to be here!

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