Presents the recent Supreme Court Opinion No. 81-202, "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et al., v. Claiborne Hardware Company et al.," on a case which arose from a boycott of various Port Gibson, Mississippi, businesses. Appended is a 1969 speech about the boycott by Charles Evers. (GC)

Charles Bentley was a dental practitioner, organizer, educator, intellectual, author, researcher, speaker and musician. His contributions to dental health care were universally applicable, but they were grudgingly accepted by mainstream dentistry in the United States. He was criticized by many fellow Blacks and envied by many White colleagues.…

The text of a statement dealing with racial discrimination in higher education, given by Mr. Mitchell, Director of the Washington Bureau of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), before the special subcommittee on education of the House Committee on Education and Labor, September 25, 1974, Washington, D.C. (EH)

Reports on a 1984 Aspen Institute conference which addressed the misrepresentation and gross underrepresentation of Blacks in the mass media. Reviews the conference's extensive recommendations regarding what mass media organizations, Blacks, and other citizens should do to redress this problem. (GC)

There are some who believe that the function of law in society is restricted and should not be used as an instrument of change. (Author/AM)

Through "Operation Fair Share," the NAACP aims at (1) expanded Black access to entry level corporate jobs; (2) establishment of minority vendor procurement programs; (3) appointment of Blacks to the boards of directors of corporations; (4) more Black senior level corporate managers; and (5) legislation permitting contracts to be set…

The history of effective fair housing legislation is traced from its beginning in the late 1930s through the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and subsequent passage of Title VIII in 1968. The effects of the proposed Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1979 on Title VIII's deficiencies are discussed. (RLV)

The crux of the problem addressed by the concept of comparable worth is sex and race discrimination in employment. Aggressive enforcement of Title VII and the Equal Pay Act to ensure equal employment opportunities and pay equity is the only way of combatting the problem. (Author)

The Black church has played a significant role in the life of the Black community by providing leadership for social change, helping Blacks to develop skills for survival in a White society, and serving as a major social institution for people who have been denied access to the mainstream of American life. (Author/MJL)

Contrary to the beliefs of Black conservatives, there remains a strong case against leaving long-run economic development requirements of the Black community to free market solutions. (Author)

The Brown decision is examined in light of the changing racial attitudes during the 1930s and 1940s. The effects, both positive and negative, of the decision are also discussed with emphasis on the continuing fight to bring about equal opportunity. (MC)

In addition to the difficulties connected with their status as immigrants, West Indians must contend with the problems arising because of their blackness. The ties that bind Afro-Americans and West Indians together are said to consist in survival processes. (Author/AM)

Discusses why Black inventors historically were not recognized by society and the consequences of this discrimination. Covers the following inventors who defied the odds and beat the stereotype to invent important items: (1) Norbert Rillieux; (2) Jan Ernst Matzeliger; (3) Granville T. Woods; and (4) Garrett A. Morgan. (JS)

Discussions on the affirmative action issue have failed to realize that if race as a concept was used in the past to decide who would not benefit from the American Dream, it must now be used to remedy the effects of what has happened. (Author/AM)

Recently the Supreme Court has emphasized that discriminatory intent must be proven before there can be a finding of a violation of the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause. The purpose of affirmative action and preferential admission policies is not to discriminate against white males, but to eradicate the perpetuation of historical…