This article uses analysis of 72 syllabi to investigate portrayals of Black urban communities in undergraduate Urban and Community Sociology courses taught in colleges and universities in the United States. The authors conducted keyword analyses of the syllabi and content analyses of the assigned readings. Although professors' course descriptions…

The catalogs of 103 American colleges were examined for the years 1972-73 and 1977-78 to determine the number and kinds of courses offered in Black psychology, and an increase of 19 percent was noted between the time periods. The role of Black psychology in the college curriculum is examined in this article. (RLV)

This report is based upon data collected from grade 9-11 students and teachers during the pilot test of the course, Black in White America, in Boston during 1969-70. Pre- and posttesting was conducted to determine (1) changes in student thinking about problem issues in race relations and changes in understanding course concepts; (2) students'…