This lecture discusses what the ghetto of the Negro novel may have been over the last 70 years. It is stated that as time has passed, the Negro novel has never varied from its basic composition, but it has elaborated upon that basic composition in varied ways. It has, it is believed, afforded us a picture of the Negro mind which reflects both a…

A group of 80 black, urban ghetto mothers, 40 with a behaviorally disturbed child and 40 with no identified disturbed child, was evaluated by the MMPI. (Author)

Version of the paper given at The Transportation and Poverty Conference of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Argues for revival of jitneys (12-14 capacity motor vehicles, operating on fixed routes, fares zone-rated) to serve ghetto residents and provide employment, too. Taxi company competition also discussed. (KG)

The general theme of the institute was to innovate learning environments through counseling activities, thus assisting inner city youth in reaching their potential. Staff and consultants, weaknesses of the institute, and observations and recommendations are included. (CG)

The Chicago Public Library has established four reading and study centers in public housing developments, staffed by development residents. (JB)

This article shows that, after decades of inequality, the 1990s saw sudden and dramatic increases in lending to low income and minority groups. Drawing in part on the work of Williams, Nesiba and McConnell (2005), we argue that government deregulation, industry restructuring and government-insured loans all fueled this growth by increasing the…

Author discussed the efforts to redesign Boys High School, an all-male, academic school located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, N. Y. (Author/RK)

These authors report the results of their investigation of two groups of student teachers involved in individualizing instruction. Significant attitudinal differences were noted between those teaching in inner-city schools and those teaching in suburban schools middle class schools. (Editor)

Ghetto residents liken their communities to prisons as they comment on America's political, economic, and legal systems. (DM)

The ghetto has been a central element in American Literature for the past 50 years and perhaps the key to the recent upsurge in Jewish-American and Afro-American literature. (DM)

Extensive discussion of Puerto Rican culture and Thomas' life as depicted in his book. (SP)

Our society, polarized and dehumanized largely because of institutional racism and ethnic hostility, must eliminate conflicts between the races in the 1970's. (Author)

There are too few teachers and librarians geared to serving the ghetto children who might have the spark of genius. Our outreach programs to the disadvantaged and minority children have encouraged mediocrity. (Author/NH)