Covenant With Black America

The Covenant with Black America was developed under the guidance of Tavis Smiley, with valuable input by industry experts and African American leaders such as Dr. David Satcher, Angela Glover Blackwell, Marc Morial, Julian Bond, Marian Wright Edelman and other respected community and world leaders.

CovenantCovenant with Black America focuses on the top 10 issues of concern to African Americans and provides a blueprint on what individuals, public policymakers and corporate citizens can do to move the African American community forward, socially and economically to make America better.

CovenantCOVENANT In Action

book was developed through a partnership between The Jamestown Project and PolicyLink to enable and inspire people to become agents of change by using the book’s toolkit that contains not only traditional action strategies, but includes innovative approaches to organizing and community building that will result in stronger, more bonded communities that are reflective of Black America’s history and past experiences.

CovenantACCOUNTABLE: Making America as Good as Its Promise

ACCOUNTABLE: Making America as Good as Its Promise  Book III in the celebrated New York Times best-selling The Covenant series. How can we create an America as good as its promise? Best-selling author and award-winning broadcaster, Tavis Smiley, challenges us to set a new standard for those who lead and those who follow—in Accountable.

SITE OF THE DAY

  • "Regal" magazine

    Launched in November 2006, this magazine bills itself as seeking to be a platform where Black men can debate important issues that are germane to their struggle and experience.

HISTORY MAKERS

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  • Hermene Hartman

    Media pioneer; founded N'DIGO—Chicago's leading African American magazine; coordinated Operation Breadbasket's Black Expo; first woman vice chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago—the nation's second-largest community college system; operated The Hartman Group, a full-service public relations firm.

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

  • “Believe in beliefs.”

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