January/February 2006

CONTENTS

ISSUES & VIEWS
— Poverty in America
The nation’s poor are often forgotten. Images from Hurricane Katrina were a stark reminder. Who is poor and why are they getting poorer?
By William E. Spriggs

FEATURES
— The Crisis Interview: Immigration
Jocelyn McCalla of the National Coalition of Haitian Rights talks about the issues faced by newcomers to the United States
Interview by Jimmie L. Briggs

— Black Like Whom?
With immigration diversifying the Black population in the United States, efforts to address the culture clash within the Diaspora are gaining priority
By Lori S. Robinson

—Passage to Paris
A new crop of African Americans is calling the French capital home
By Ervin Dyer

— Treading Water
Three Black colleges — Xavier, Dillard and Southern University at New Orleans — face a daunting recovery after Hurricane Katrina
By Michael A. Fletcher


DEPARTMENTS
- Editor's Note

- Letters

- Up Front: Whites claim disenfranchisement in Mississippi; Commission ensuring slavery is accurately taught in public schools; Saving a Black-owned hospital in Atlanta; First Black online bank; Organizations spearhead new civil rights curriculum in middle schools; Helping low-income families save for major assets
Questions: Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks about his PBS documentary on tracing the roots of prominent African Americans
Appreciation: Richard Pryor: The Real King of Comedy

- Crisis Forum
* Architecture: London architect David Adjaye is putting his modern designs on buildings around the world
* Television: Tyler James Williams, the likable star of Everybody Hates Chris * Music: Ritz Chamber Players, a classical ensemble with soul
* Books:
— Actress Denise Nicholas pens her debut novel Freshwater Road;
— Walter Mosley answers questions about his countless writing projects;
— Reviews of The Devil’s Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America by Bernet Schecter;
— Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism by James W. Loewen and and
— Taylor Branch’s Canaan’s Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68

- Backstory: David C. Ruffin on the positive influence “Uncle-ing” has on our youth

- The NAACP Today
* The NAACP Today In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Baton Rouge, La.;
* Branch alleges police brutality;
* Regional roundups highlight local NAACP activities

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Nunu Kidane of Oakland, CA came to the U.S. from Eritrea