| The Covenant with Black America is the
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| | results are evidenced in school dropout
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| brainchild of Tavis Smiley. For the past
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| | rates, drugs and gang violence. So
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| seven years, the talk show host has had
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| | dysfunctional has this public policy
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| his own "State of the Black Union"
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| | been, that some cities have started to
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| symposium. Seeing that simply exchanging
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| | tear down their projects. Throwing more
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| opinions with the nation's top black
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| | money at the problem, for them, is not
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| leaders was not sufficient, he decided to
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| | the solution.In this same vein, the tile
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| chart a course for the African American
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| | "covenant," is perhaps a misnomer for
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| Community. To provide a structured
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| | this book. A covenant is a pact. And a
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| blueprint, The Covenant with Black
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| | pact, as such, requires that both parties
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| America have assembled a scholarly
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| | perform a specific set of criteria.
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| collection of 10 short essays by esteemed
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| | Although there is a "What every
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| experts in various disciplines to address
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| | Individual Can Do" section of each
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| the devastating social, political and
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| | chapter, there is not a clear sense of
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| economic disparities facing many African
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| | endorsement as to a national plan of
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| Americans.Each chapter or "covenant"
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| | action by individuals in addressing these
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| looks at one pivotal issue and supplies
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| | problems. As there are 10 different
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| the reader with a list of resources and
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| | introductory essays, each written by
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| suggested plans of action that
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| | different individuals, it is difficult to
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| individuals and governments can do to
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| | get a comprehensive picture of what is
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| make a difference in their communities.
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| | promised by whom and when, with no real
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| This high-octane approach, as the book
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| | teeth of accountability as might be
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| indicates on its back cover, is "to shift
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| | expected in an actual covenant. Equally
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| the conversation from talking about our
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| | disappointing, the book does not really
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| pain to talking about our plan" for the
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| | explore core self-responsibility issues,
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| African American community.As might be
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| | such as the need to look at the
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| expected, any best-selling book that
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| | spiritual, mental and emotional health of
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| tackles such a profound and often
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| | the individual as a way of making true
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| neglected need in our society is likely
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| | progress.Also, what would be refreshing
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| to generate some controversy. The
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| | would be to have each essay focus on
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| proposed formulas for addressing a host
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| | setting definitive goals over a specific
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| of ills, from the skewed criminal justice
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| | time period. Such as by 2015, 60 percent
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| system to substandard education to toxic
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| | of black males will be in college; or
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| waste in poor neighborhoods, to name a
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| | that 80 percent of toxic waste in poor
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| few, is not without it's critics. For
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| | neighborhoods will be cleaned up.
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| others The Covenant with Black America
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| | Without specific goals, many of the
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| did not meet some expectations and go far
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| | suggestions, while well intentioned, seem
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| enough.Despite the diversity of
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| | ineffectual.Still, the real virtue of
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| contributors of the various covenants,
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| | this book lies in putting these critical
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| the book has a rather monotone character
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| | issues before all Americans. Whether you
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| throughout. This is probably due to the
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| | agree with the diagnosis and
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| consistent format that each essay follows
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| | prescriptions of the essays in The
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| as dictated by the book. Each chapter
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| | Covenant with Black America is not the
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| starts out with an introductory essay
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| | issue. The issue is to increase
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| identifying the issues at hand. Then
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| | awareness, dialogue and debate in how
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| there is a treatise of the subject,
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| | best to address the needs of those most
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| complete with a table of statistics,
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| | disenfranchised in our nation.At 254
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| followed by shared solutions under the
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| | pages, this provocative book is well
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| headings of "What the Community Can Do",
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| | worth the modest retail price of only
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| "What Every Individual Can Do", "What
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| | $12.00. Given the many social challenges
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| Works Now", and "What Every Leader and
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| | we as a nation face, it is a small price
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| Elected Official Can Do." However, the
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| | to pay to be a party to the trends of a
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| general theme, despite the shared
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