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The Hopes and Fears of the Black Middle Class |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / SPECIAL REPORT |
| Author: Charles Pete Banner-haley |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/1999 |
| Size: 2,105 Words, 15,122 Characters |
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Jesse Jackson stands before a gymnasium full of young black students and leads them in the exhortation "i am somebody." Oprah Winfrey, through her nationally syndicated television show, has revived an interest in reading good books, especially works by African-American women authors such as Toni Morrison.vbcrlf C. Delores Tucker, chair of the National Political Congress of Black Women, pressures the recording industry to be responsible in its promotion of rap, which has been accused of glamorizing violence and grotesquely representing women. Rev. Eugene Rivers III walks the toughest streets of inner-city Boston, dispensing a tough love designed to show alienated youth and young people at risk that there is hope and opportunity for a good life....
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... black poor are not just the responsibility of the black community. They are America's responsibility. The black middle class can be justified in and proud of its adherence to the values and standards of its class. These values are ultimately color-blind. Until another, better set of values is developed, they offer the best hope for all who seek opportunity and advancement to the good life. vbcrlf
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