Identifies the components of a supportive community environment for older people. Examines alternative residential types, their impacts on the elderly, and the extent to which they provide the optimal functioning conditions of environmental "Challenge" and "support." (Author/MJL)

Examines the commitment of the Black community to the education of its women as a liberation tool and the resulting emergence of a new American intellectualism. Explores the Black woman's role as carrier of African American culture. Discusses the difference between intellect workers and intellectuals. (JS)