Political challenges for Black activism in the United States. Race, politics, and the transformation of U.S. capitalism / David B. Reynolds -- The right wing in the U.S. Congress : challenges for Black leadership / James Steele -- From streets of hope to landscapes of despair : the case of Los Angeles / Cynthia Hamilton -- Black voters and urban regime : the case of Atlanta / Tony Affigne -- Black and Latino political conflict in Chicago / John J. Betancur and Douglas C. Gills -- The political economy of white racism in Great Britain / Louis Kushnick -- Hands across the Atlantic : comparison of Black American and Black British electoral politics / Clarence Lusane -- Empowering Black communities in the United States. Black and Latino coalitions : prospects for new social movements in New York City / William W. Sales, Jr. and Roderick Bush -- Black neoconservatives in the United States : responding with progressive coalitions / Lewis A. Randolph -- The role of political racialization in the neutralization of the Black electorate / Farai Chideya -- Responding to racism and crisis : building third party politics / James Jennings.