Research Paper on:
Dr. Claud Anderson on Discrimination Considered

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little secret," covered over by political rhetoric and legislation that has fallen well short of hype and expectations. His book, PowerNomics: The National Plan to Empower Black America, originally  published in 1991 and re-released in 2001, is an attempt to not only dispel the myth that discrimination has faded into the dark annals of history, but proposes a positive  course of action, which is more substantive than lip service. In his opening paragraph, Anderson sardonically writes, "As the Cheshire Cat said to Alice, who was lost in a  Wonderland fantasy, it doesnt matter much which road you take if you dont know where youre going" (1). Dr. Anderson theorizes that discrimination is a result of Black complacency,  of standing still when they should be participating not simply in "protest marches, race riots and demonstrations" (1), but by aggressively attacking the many problems collectively affecting their communities. In  PowerNomics, Dr. Anderson asserts that despite claims that discrimination is not being practiced in America, Blacks are still mired in poverty, some fifty years after racial desegregation was ordered by  the U.S. Supreme Court (1) because they are still being denied adequate employment and are forced by the color of their skin to live in substandard housing. Dr. Anderson  observes that discrimination is perpetuated because Whites have controlling ownership not only in government and society, but also in the business private sector. In his view, the discriminatory barriers  which have historically prohibited Black access into American society are: "economic and resource inequality between Blacks and Whites; and the inappropriate behavior patterns among Blacks stemming directly from systematic social  engineering" (3). He maintains that the roots of discrimination are not found within the conventional concept of race, but is deeply embedded within the American socioeconomic structure. In