Building on Strengths in the Black Community

Crime, violence, incarceration rates, teen pregnancies, and low marriage formation are challenges faced by black communities. But while media and scholars alike focus on pathologies, too few look at the strengths and how they can be built upon. Bob Woodson hosts two scholars, experts in the field, who provide some interesting insights about the statistics, and who see promising signs for the future. His guests are sociologist Dr. Robert B. Hill, author of The Strengths of Black Families, and Dr. Ivory Toldson, author of Breaking Barriers: Plotting the Path to Academic Success for School-age African-American MalesM/B>, published by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.