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Between baby boomers and Russell Simmons: Todd Steven burroughs reflects on generation gaps, black leaders, and movements. (Politics & Bling Bling).

Colorlines Magazine

| December 22, 2002 | Steven, Todd | COPYRIGHT 2002 Color Lines Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The phone call started simply enough. A fellow freelancer wanted to chat about her penning of a story on the Rev. Al Sharpton's responses to post-9/11 racial profiling. The NAACP and other civil rights bodies, she argued, are nowhere to be found in the face of post-9/l1 immigrant-bashing. It seemed to be yet another example of how black leaders aren't able to move their communities to stand against the racist impacts of Bush's war on terrorism.

Our conversation morphed into a wide-ranging discussion not only about the current state of what we are still calling "black leadership," but also about our new crop of leaders and the future.

The landscape is a ...

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