Provides an in-depth look at how the black mayors of America's major cities achieve social change. Tracing the historical development and contemporary practice of black mayoral politics, this is a study of the motivations of black politicians, competing ideologies in the black community, and the inner dynamics of urban social change
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Concerning the central thesis of Place Matters, I support the idea of regional equity and their analysis that place matters for people's differing life prospects. However, to paraphrase Cornell West, I think "race matters" more than geography. It helps us understand why people of color, especially Blacks, are in places that became bad, and it is also why it is difficult to move Black people out of these places. Has the United States changed so much that White working-class suburbanites are ready to unite with Blacks and Latinos to force a more equitable distribution of resources from the wealthy suburbs? The current campaigns of Sanders and Clinton point in different directions on this question, yet it does not mean that the fight for regional governance can be avoided. Beyond the need to reduce gross inequalities within regions, regional governance and planning is sensible and effective from the perspective of transportation, health, housing, economic development, ecology, and politics.
Two episodes from David Dinkins' term as mayor of New York -- the decision to arm city police officers with semiautomatic weapons & the Crown Heights crisis between blacks & Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn -- are used to illustrate the importance of creating coalitions on race in America's large cities. Ideally, these coalitions would engage in on-going dialogue regarding politically sensitive racial issues. They would be a means for bringing traditionally disenfranchised minorities into the political arena, with the benefit that, when a crisis like Crown Heights occurs, there are community members available who have the resources & knowledge to defuse racially tense situations. Progressive mayors can create coalitions by relocating control over city resources into communities, funding programs that encourage civic organizations to work across neighborhoods, & setting & monitoring goals for social change. Neighborhood coalitions can be a strong instrument for change, & also for keeping racial issues in the social discourse, which can, in turn, help progressive mayors stay in office. 28 References. C. Ong-Dean
