July/August 2006

CONTENTS

ISSUES & VIEWS
— Recipe for Success
With the opportunity ripe for Democratic victory in the fall, a political strategist offers her party insight on how to bring home an election win
By Donna Brazile
— Sphere of Influence
Why the Black community should be as concerned about the work of the Federal Reserve as it is about the U.S. Supreme Court
By William E. Spriggs

FEATURES
— The Crisis Interviews: Immigration
Five Black leaders respond to the furor over immigration, commenting on its economic and political relevance to African Americans
Interviews by David C. Ruffin

— Land of Opportunity
In mostly Democratic Maryland, has the Republican Party finally found a candidate — Michael Steele — who can win Black votes?
By Michael A. Fletcher

—The Politics of the Pulpit
The popularity of mega churches has traditional religious leaders questioning the future direction of the Black church
By Vern E. Smith


Cover: John Labbe for The Crisis

DEPARTMENTS
- Editor's Note

- Letters

- Up Front: Freedom Schools open in New Orleans; Women face-off to lead Congressional Black Caucus; Why is the Black community largely silent on the crisis in Darfur, Sudan?; Duke rape case recalls America’s painful racial history; Felon voting rights in Florida; Business is booming for young CEO Ephren Taylor
Questions: Cory Booker, the new mayor of Newark, N.J., discusses how he hopes to turn his troubled city around
- Health: Stalled Congressional effort would double research funding for uterine fibroids
- Crisis Forum
* Art: Fisk University has decided to sell its prized art
* Film: The American Black Film Festival in Miami Beach marks its 10th year
* Gallery: The Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco
* Books:
— Reviews of The Senator and the Socialite: The True Story of America’s First Black Dynasty by Lawrence Otis Graham;
— William Rhoden’s $40 Million Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete;
— The Disenfranchisement of Ex-felons by Elizabeth Hull and Locked Out: Felon Disenfranchisement and
— American Democracy by Jeff Manza and Christopher Uggen
- Backstory: Byron Pitts pays tribute to his colleague, CBS cameraman Paul Douglas, who was killed in Baghdad, Iraq

- The NAACP Today
A message from President and CEO Bruce S. Gordon on voting rights; Preview of 97th national convention in Washington, D.C.

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Immigration