This book, like all of my texts, offers critique and commentary of those institutions and cornerstone organizations that play pivotal roles in impacting upon the black community. Most books about these institutions are descriptive and consist of fluff pieces outlining the well-meaning "programs," and "projects" that are employed that are aimed at helping the disadvantaged but for some reason always fail. But of course, any failure is immediately attributed to the people and never to the institutions. In other words, those who are ghettoized are victimized twice: one for being victims and a second time for being stupid enough to believe that the system really gives a damn about them. This book, Urban Planning, Community Development and the Systematic Abuse of African-American Communities: Contextual Appraisal, Commentary and Critique, hopes to inspire and evoke change in the existing approaches, paradigms and praxis being created and promoted by urban planners, developers and contractors. It is because of these groups, following the decisions and "master plans" laid out by mayors and others, that have under-developed black communities all over America. With the help of handpicked lackeys and ministers, this is the best way to describe how on-going abject poverty has been perpetuated and maintained. The book consists of chapters made up of papers that I have written over the years. When combined I believe that this is about as comprehensive a work that has been written that addresses race, urban discrimination, code enforcement and related issues that deal with the on-going segregation and compartmentalization that continue to plague this society and as a result, continues to do harm to minority communities (ghetto, barrio, reservation) all over America. The first section, "The Social Aspects of Urban Renewal: From 1958 to 2012" is essentially a review of an article that provides the history of a program that did much harm to black areas in the name of "development." The second section, "Legal Aspects of Urban Planning," shows the role that laws have played in buttressing the segregation, redlining, steering, blockbusting, restrictive covenants and other ploys that were used to create and maintain the ghetto. Also in this section is important information on the role of zoning and code enforcement, and various "housing programs" that made tens of millions of dollars for developers and planners and left black communities oftentimes too weak to do anything but wander. The third sections deals with so-called "minority participation" in these various programs and how planning departments pimp and placate the masses through various "master plans" on their way to maintaining racial segregation. The target city is Omaha, Nebraska, a hick town that has bilked its black community of 50,000 out of just over $250 million dollars since 1975. . Section four is titled, "Keys to Empowerment," and defines the term "empowerment" because it is a buzzword that is often used by those who are encroaching (invading) black communities in the name of "development." Various long-term urban planning models will also be explained. The fifth and final section addresses what I call "anticipatory repudiation." In a nutshell, it is also known as an anticipatory breach, and is a term in the law of contracts that describes a declaration by the promising party to a contract that he or she does not intend to live up to his or her obligations under the contract." (Wikipedia, 2017). In this context the various cities that receive Federal funding and then refuse to do right by black communities are in violation and as a result should be "repudiated" by both the funding source as well as the neglected victims.

In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.

Honorable Mention, 2003 Paul Davidoff Award presented by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Renewing Hope within Neighborhoods of Despair builds upon narratives provided by leaders of community-based development organizations (CBDOs) to describe how they bring about affordable, quality housing, commercial opportunities, and employment within poor areas. The book illustrates both the obstacles CBDOs face and how these obstacles are overcome, in part by leveraging resources for social change projects from foundations, government and intermediaries. Guiding the effort of the developmental activists is an organic theory that explains what can and should be accomplished. The material extends new institutionalism models of inter-organizational behavior.

Clarifying the historical connections between the African-American population in the United States and the urban planning profession, this book suggests means by which cooperation and justice may be increased. Chapters examine: the racial origins of zoning in US cities; how Eurocentric family models have shaped planning processes of cities such as Los Angeles; and diversifying planning education in order to advance the profession. There is also a chapter of excerpts from court cases and government reports that have shaped or reflected the racial aspects of urban planning.

Gentrification and displacement of low-income communities of color are major issues in New York City and the city’s zoning policies are a major cause. Race matters but the city ignores it when shaping land use and housing policies. The city promises “affordable housing” that is not truly affordable. Zoned Out! shows how this has played in Williamsburg, Harlem and Chinatown, neighborhoods facing massive displacement of people of color. It looks at ways the city can address inequalities, promote authentic community-based planning and develop housing in the public domain. Tom Angotti frames the revised edition of this seminal work with a tribute to the late urbanist and architect Michael Sorkin and his progressive and revolutionary approaches to cities as well as a new preface about changes in city policy since Mayor Bill de Blasio left office and what rights citizens need to defend. The book includes a foreword by the late, distinguished urban planning educator Peter Marcuse and individual chapters by community activist Philip DePaola, housing policy analyst Samuel Stein, and both the editors.

African American Community Practice Models shows you what you can “see” and “learn” when people of African American descent are put in the center of community analysis and change. This text celebrates African American experiences and challenges you to understand the black experience from the inside out rather than from the outside in. The contributors provide excellent historical and current case studies of leaders and programs that provide you with models for program and community development in African American communities today. For the contemporary social worker, these historical comparisons reveal what strategies have been needed in African American communities in the past because of political and social climates. The studies of current successful programs instruct those in community-based African American programs, general service networks, and students on how to continue to better serve the black community. The contributing authors use a new lens for understanding social welfare history and social service development. They encourage social workers to explore new model-building and to pursue new knowledge about African Americans in the social work classroom. In addition to tracing the history of community development, African American Community Practice Models specifically: presents the black community from a position of strength and leadership documents leadership in the black community to ground national advocacy organizations traces women’s leadership in community development documents the unrecognized history of African Americans in the development of the Settlement Movement highlights examples of current self-help programs sponsored by African American communities to change negative behavior patterns documents the impact of racism on service delivery and the response to develop community support programs presents a challenge to expand community development for both internal and external advocacy Professors of the core courses in social work--HBSE, research, policy, and practice--and of specialized courses in community practice, macropractice, and African Americans would benefit from teaching from African American Community Practice Models. Students and faculty in these and other study areas concerned with this community will get community tactics and program development ideas from this book that connect with African American people. The importance of community development from within the African American community, historical and current methods of dealing with the ongoing impact of racism and economic disadvantage, the responsibility of professionals and community leaders to build empowerment strategies within African American communities, and the need to advocate for rights and opportunities in larger society for black Americans are key issues addressed throughout the book, which begins to fill the void of positive presentations of black community development.

The Community Development Reader is the first comprehensive reader in the past thirty years that brings together history, theory and power dynamics in urban political economies. In addition to presenting the theoretical model of community development, this book also addresses the messy complications of community development in practice. Book jacket.

In this new volume, Michael A. Pagano curates essays focusing on the neighborhood's role in urban policy solutions. The papers emerged from dynamic discussions among policy makers, researchers, public intellectuals, and citizens at the 2014 UIC Urban Forum. As the writers show, the greater the city, the more important its neighborhoods and their distinctions. The topics focus on sustainable capital and societal investments in people and firms at the neighborhood level. Proposed solutions cover a range of possibilities for enhancing the quality of life for individuals, households, and neighborhoods. These include everything from microenterprises to factories; from social spaces for collective and social action to private facilities; from affordable housing and safety to gated communities; and from neighborhood public education to cooperative, charter, and private schools. Contributors: Andy Clarno, Teresa Córdova, Nilda Flores-González, Pedro A. Noguera, Alice O'Connor, Mary Pattillo, Janet Smith, Nik Theodore, Elizabeth S. Todd-Breland, Stephanie Truchan, and Rachel Weber.