Black women have emerged as leaders because they are the most stable forces within Black communities, go to the polls in greater numbers, organize and unite for service for their communities, and are politically active. (CMG)

Provides a profile on Edward Hector, Oliver Cromwell, Prince Whipple, and James Farten who were black heroes of the Revolutionary War. (AM)

Describes the career of a man who was born a slave, became the first Black chaplain in the United States Army, and founded the first all-Black city in the United States, Allensworth (California). Emphasizes his belief in the importance of education. (FMW)

Resolutions are adopted in eleven areas such as civil rights, higher education, foreign affairs, housing, internal affairs, labor and industry, political action, youth work, armed services and veterans affairs, and hospital, health, and social welfare. (AM)

A short history of black pop music includes artists who have changed pop music or culture and highlights from the 1920s into the 1980s, from Fats Waller to Michael Jackson. In black pop music, there is a direct line of influence from the sharecropper to the current Top 40. (SLD)

The resolutions listed in this article concern the following topics: the armed services and veterans affairs; civil rights; communication; education; health, hospitals, and welfare; housing; internal affairs; international affairs; labor; political action; youth work; and miscellaneous problems. Emergency resolutions are also included. (MC)

The roles of the black woman are said to be many and varied, the variance occurring in relation to socio-economic status, educational level, age, and marital status. Their roles in American society are stated to consist in a set of paradoxes.

The black arts movement is predicated on the assumption that black People are inherently different from people of other races and that the difference, quite apart from the influence of learning and experience, embraces emotional, spiritual, and intellectual incitement and response. This assumption is a delusion. (Author)

Notes that the greatest threat that Americans face is not historical racism as we have been accustomed to think, but rather the dominance of economic power over political democracy. (Author)

Discusses the issue of how Blacks are represented in social studies classes. Proposes presenting alternative views of Blacks during the slavery period. Discusses Black inventors and engineers before 1800. Considers Blacks' roles in building the pyramids in Egypt and the temple at Amen-Re. Discusses the contributions of Imhotep. (JS)

This article reviews the achievements of Delany as a critic and writer of both science fiction and short stories. His work is examined in the context of his childhood and his educational background. The role of the Black writer in the United States is discussed. (BE)

Describes the Underground Railroad, a loosely organized system used by runaway Southern slaves to reach freedom in the North. Discusses the role of "conductors," who acted as guides and offered shelter along the route. (FMW)

Notes that blacks are becoming more and more millenarian in that they tend to believe that only God can bring in a reign of justice and peace in America. Also suggests that a decline in religious participation of black youth contributes to the visible deterioration in the quality of life in their communities. (Author/AM)

Reviews the various roles that Black actors have played in American movies and in the development of the motion picture industry. Calls for more important roles for Blacks, both as performers and as writers, directors, and producers. (DA)

Discusses the life of George Washington Carver. Explains how he achieved his goals of educating a better southern farmer and creating a better southern citizen based on his principles of agriculture economics. Discusses Carver's educational and teaching experiences that eventually lead to an expansion of human potential. (JS)