An urgent independence struggle for African women : gender matters
Black women are credible presidential candidates
Ward Connerly is not colorblind : he is just blind and dangerous
Black and Latina women locked in the jailhouse and the poorhouse
For Black women : "life ain't been no crystal stair"
Keeping Black women's advancements in perspective
Imus's demise must herald new standards
Black leaders and the urban policy institutes
The scientifically reasoning city
Beyond shopping Black
The darkening diversity
Vessels of our collective future
The race debate
Hardcore rap does not deserve a constitutional shield
Career photos
Leveraging our legacy to lift our city
Always look a gift horse in the mouth : things are not always as they seem
The next millennium : second verse of the dream
A passion for progress and parity
Racism and racial inequality
Facing an uncertain future from strength
C. DeLores Tucker : a lamplighter for the paths
R. Joyce Witley : knowing when to wear white gloves
Byllye Y. Avery : humanizing the time in between
Florence May Rice : change agent extraordinaire
Julia Outterbridge-Robinson : changing the complexion of the mainstream
Susan Deniece Stukes : the hard sciences
Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich : about the author
Poem and family photos.