Dayton Daily News series:
April 5, 1998, Part 1: In the 30 years since the death of King, legislationhas opened the doors for better housing and employment. But how have black baby boomers, the first generation to take advantageof the struggle, benefited? |
THE DREAM FULFILLED - THE DREAM DEFERRED Their paths to adulthood started thesame, but diverged when one seized anopportunity Published: Sunday, April 5, 1998 Page: 1A By Charlise Lyles DAYTON DAILY NEWS | THE DAYTON DREAM Local baby boomers focused on the music and culture of theblack experience Published: Sunday, April 5, 1998 Page: 1E By Nichelle Smith Dayton Daily News |
RACE SUBURBS BECKON Moving up signals accomplishment but opens a new set of challenges Published: Monday, April 6, 1998 Page: 1A By John Keilman Dayton Daily News | DAYTON'S BLACK POPULATION NORTHWEST CHANGE MAY BE TOO MUCH * The racial mix, best in the city, is losing white residents. Published: Monday, April 6, 1998 Page: 5A By John Keilman Dayton Daily News |
ELUSIVE EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE Expanded job opportunities were a central part of King's vision Published: Tuesday, April 7, 1998 Page: 1A By James Cummings DAYTON DAILY NEWS UNEMPLOYMENT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION |
Thirty years after the death of the nation's legendary civil rights leader, Dayton's black leadership finds itself challenged by the very benefits that blacks reaped from the civil rights movement. CHILDREN OF THE DREAM | RELIGION CHURCHES CAN OFFER GUIDANCE, VISION * Some local churches work to revitalize poorer neighborhoods. Published: Wednesday, April 8, 1998 Page: 8A By Charlise Lyles Dayton Daily News CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS |
Young black Americans, kids of the boomers, will carry Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream into the next century. But whatwill the dream look like? And who will benefit? | THE DREAM EVOLVES The children of baby boomers face different challenges, but race still matters. Published: Thursday, April 9, 1998 Page: 1A By Angela Townsend DAYTON DAILY NEWS |