July/August 2007

CONTENTS

ISSUES & VIEWS
— GHANA AT 50
In March, Ghana celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence from British colonial rule. What role will Black American play in the country's future success?
By Amos Brown

FEATURES
— AFTER THE RIOTS
In 1967, Detroit experienced one of the nation's most devastating riots. Forty years later, the Motor City struggles to rebuild
By Reginald Stuart

— SPECIAL REPORT: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
TOXIC RACISM By Robert Bullard
People of color make up more than half of those living in neighborhoods within two miles of the nation's commercial hazardous waste facilities

DEATH VALLEY By Bailus Walker
Where you live, work and play may be a significant determinant of how healthy you are.

AGAINST THE LAW By Veronica Eady
Regulatory agencies do not provide the same level of protection to communities of color that they do for White communities when it comes to cleaning up toxic waste sites

COMMUNITY POWER By Peggy Shepard
The West Harlem Environmental Action organization is dedicated to fighting environmental racism and improving environmental health.

Cover: John Labbe for The Crisis

DEPARTMENTS
- Editor's Note

- Letters

- Up Front: Black leaders push for comprehensive immigration reform; A renewed call for universal health care for children; The Urban Youth Racing School introduces inner-city youth to careers in the automotive industry; Nearly two yeas after the deadly storm, Hurricane Katrina victims seek justice for family members; Why are more and more states issuing slavery apologies?; Young African American girls strive to become world class chess champions
Questions: Robert Bowser, mayor of East Orange, N.J., and former president of the National Conference of Black Mayors, discusses environmental justice
- Crisis Forum
* Gallery: A profile of Alice Allison Dunnigen, the first Black woman accredited to the White House Press corps and former chief of the Washington Bureau of the Associated Negro Press, whose work was on exhibit in the state capitol of Kentucky and Kentucky State University.
* Books:
A review of And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since, an autobiography of Charles Rangel

- The NAACP Today
A preview of the 98th Annual NAACP Convention; Profile of the 92nd Spingarn recipient Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.); NAACP partners to launch Gateway to Leadership internship program; NAACP Youth & College Divisions STOP Campaign calls for an end to demeaning words and images in music, television and other media.

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