Against the wall Book

Foreword: Strong Men Keep A-Comin On Cornel West West, Cornel

I Facing the Situation of Young Black Men in Inner Cities

1 Against the Wall: Poor, Young, Black, and Male Elijah Anderson Anderson, Elijah 1

2 David's Story: From Promise to Despair Raymond Gunn Gunn, Raymond 28

3 Young, Black, and Male: The Life History of an American Drug Dealer Facing Death Row Waverly Duck Duck, Waverly 38

II Structural Analyses of Joblessness Among Black Youth

4 The Economic Plight of Inner-City Black Males William Julius Wilson Wilson, William Julius 55

5 Blacklisted: Hiring Discrimination in an Era of Mass Incarceration Devah Pager Pager, Devah 71

6 The Effects of Immigration on the Economic Position of Young Black Males Gerald D. Jaynes Jaynes, Gerald D. 87

7 Immigration and Equal Opportunity Douglas S. Massey Massey, Douglas S. 102

III Engaging Urban Youth in Social Institutions

8 Youth Entrepreneurship Training in the Inner City: Overcoming Disadvantage, Engaging Youth in School Luke Anderson Anderson, Luke 123

9 Black Male Students and Reflections on Learning and Teaching L. Janelle Dance Dance, L. Janelle 138

10 Fighting like a Ballplayer: Basketball as a Strategy Against Social Disorganization Scott N. Brooks Brooks, Scott N. 147

11 "Tell us how it feels to be a problem": Hip Hop Longings and Poor Young Black Men Imani Perry Perry, Imani 165

IV Social Policy Matters

12 Social Issues Lurking in the Over-Representation of Young African American Men in the Expanding DNA Databases Troy Duster Duster, Troy 181

13 "You can take me outta the 'hood, but you can't take the 'hood outta me": Youth Incarceration and Reentry Jamie J. FaderFader, Jamie J. 198

14 Suicide Patterns Among Black Males Sean Joe Joe, Sean 218

15 Why Are Handguns So Accessible on Urban Streets? David Kairys Kairys, David 242

16 What Do We Do Now? Toward a Brighter Future for Young African American Men Peter Edelman Edelman, Peter 252

Notes 269

List of Contributors 279

Index 285