Black Corporate Executives

"Collins-Lowry gives persuasive examples of how employment gains made by Blacks in the 80's were rather more marginalized than we like to think." --Publishers Weekly

• Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Controversy over Race and Class 2. A Politically Mediated Opportunity Structure 3. Racialized Services in the Workplace 4. Tan Territories, Urban Upheaval, and the New Black Professionals 5. Race Tracks and Mainstream Careers 6. Peacekeepers, Crisis Managers, and Conciliators 7. Blacks on the Bubble 8. A Rash of Pessimism 9. Bursting the Bubble: The Failure of Black Progress Notes References Index