Introduction to the Special Edition of the Review of Black Political Economy on Revisiting the Kerner Commission Report

Revisiting the work of the Kerner Commission after 50 years offers the opportunity to explore two unresolved research and policy issues. First, many of the racial disparities that promoted widespread disorder and violent protests in 1967-1968 remain today. Second, there is the embarrassment of not h...

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Published in:The Review of Black political economy 2019-12, Vol.46 (4), p.255-258
Main Authors: Gooden, Susan T., Myers, Samuel L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Black politics
Demonstrations & protests
Embarrassment
Inequality
Policy analysis
Political economy
Racial differences
Racial inequality
Tribunals & commissions
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Summary:Revisiting the work of the Kerner Commission after 50 years offers the opportunity to explore two unresolved research and policy issues. First, many of the racial disparities that promoted widespread disorder and violent protests in 1967-1968 remain today. Second, there is the embarrassment of not having any African American researchers on the technical staff examining the causes and consequences of racial disparities in economic outcomes. This special edition of the Review of Black Political Economy (RBPE), with generous support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, explores these two themes.
ISSN:0034-6446
1936-4814
DOI:10.1177/0034644619885944