"This book gives us a clear, detailed look at a growing crisis in black America. It's a critical first step toward helping less-educated young black men get on track so they can fulfill their promise. If we don't solve this problem, it will imperil not only African Americans, but all Americans."
—Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO, Harlem Children's Zone, Inc.
"If ever an issue demanded immediate attention, it is the crisis among less-educated black men. Ronald Mincy knows the subject better than anyone, and the distinguished experts assembled between these covers speak to all aspects of the issue. This book is an important read for anyone looking for substantial answers."
—Peter Edelman, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
"In the wake of welfare reform, the detachment of unskilled young black men from work and family is America's most significant social problem. Black Males Left Behind is an indispensable introduction to this dilemma."
—Lawrence M. Mead, Professor of Politics, New York University
"Going beyond the important but incomplete answer of racial discrimination, this volume documents and illuminates the complex of factors that explain the deeply troubling condition of too many young black males. I will be assigning it, the best single collection of papers on the subject, to my students for years to come."
—Douglas J. Besharov, Joseph J. and Violet Jacobs Scholar in Social Welfare Studies, American Enterprise Institute
"Black Males Left Behind is an important and timely publication. Ronald Mincy has pulled together a group of outstanding scholars to discuss and analyze a serious domestic problem. This insightful volume will become a standard reference for anyone concerned about the plight of low-income black males and how their problems can be addressed."
—William Julius Wilson, Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor, Harvard University
Black Males Left Behind, edited by Ronald B. Mincy, is available from the Urban Institute Press (paper, 6" x 9", 344 pages, ISBN 0-87766-727-6, $29.50).
