... opposed to a particular problem contained wholly within and specific to the particular group within the class. The question for Wilson is how can this be accomplished. He believes the answer to lie in the formation of a national multiracial coalition. The first half of the book addresses what the author perceives to be obstacles to the formation of these multiracial ... objective with which I most certainly agree. In South Bronx Rising, Jill Jonnes provides us with historical examples of the positive influence similarly constructed coalitions have exerted at the local level. Having ident...

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... of life," (Hooks, 1995). The ultimate perpetuation of white supremacy can be attributed to the racial integration, then assimilation by people of color into white society. Hooks believes that the key to discrediting white supremacy is to embrace all cultural and ethnic accounts to realize and recognize the similarities among all accounts. Such an approach would serve to help each group ... ...

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... than those job applicants who did -- even better than the average applicant before affirmative action. A more appropriate attempt at eliminating racial disparities would be to begin at the grass-roots level, slowing building social infrastructures and improving the quality of education in minority communities. Affirmative action, on the other hand, will slowly increase the gap between those who do and do ... ...

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