The Trotter Institute publishes research reports and occasional papers on a broad range of topics in the areas of education, employment and training, public health, economic and community development, as well as race relations.

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Submissions from 2020

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Aging Strong for All: Examining Aging Equity in the City of Boston, Jan Mutchler, Caitlin Coyle, Nidya Velasco Roldán, Paul Watanabe, Cedric Woods, Lorna Rivera, Quito Swan, Elena Stone, and Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson

Publications from 2019

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The Political Leadership of Women of Color in Massachusetts: Uneven Progress Amid Historic Advances, Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Boston; Gaston Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston; William Monroe Trotter Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston; Institute for Asian American Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston; and Institute for New England Native American Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston

Submissions from 2016

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The Role, Accomplishments, and Challenges of the Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust, Ron E. Armstead

Submissions from 2015

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Blacks in Massachusetts: Comparative Demographic, Social and Economic Experiences with Whites, Latinos, and Asians, James Jennings, Barbara Lewis, Richard O’Bryant, Rachel Bernard, Linda Sprague Martinez, and Russell Williams

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From Pail to Parlor: Hitting it out of the Park, Barbara Lewis

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The Desire Line, Barbara Lewis

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Who Gets the Glow?, Barbara Lewis

Submissions from 2014

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Longing for Home, Barbara Lewis

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The Pornographic Plantation: Mammy Minstrel Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Barbara Lewis

Submissions from 2013

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Upham’s Corner Main Street: Developing Ideas for Promoting Arts and Businesses in Upham’s Corner, Werner Kunz, Barbara Lewis, and Upham's Corner Main Street

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August Wilson’s 20th Century, Barbara Lewis

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Slavery no Featherweight, Barbara Lewis

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Southern Sweetness, Light and Dark, Barbara Lewis

Submissions from 2010

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The State of Black Boston: A Select Demographic and Community Profile, James Jennings

Submissions from 2007

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Crime in the African-American Neighborhood, Alix Cantave Ph.D.

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The Race Gap: Education of Black Youth in Boston, Alix Cantave Ph.D., Cheryl Holmes Ph.D., and Barbara Lewis Ph.D.

Submissions from 2006

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Transformation and Taking Stock: A Summary of Selected Findings from the McCormack Graduate School Diversity Survey, Carol Hardy-Fanta and Paul Watanabe

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Housing Affordability for Households of Color in Massachusetts, Michael E. Stone

Submissions from 2005

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Evaluation of the Civic Engagement Initiative, 2003-2004, Paul Watanabe, Anne W. Gathuo, Claudia Green, Michael Liu, Mary Jo Marion, and Carmen Vivian Rivera

Submissions from 2000

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Globalization and Race Hierarchy in the United States, James Jennings

Submissions from 1996

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Black Women in Antebellum America: Active Agents in the Fight for Freedom, Sandra M. Grayson

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Human Rights and Community Development through Low-Income Women's Leadership: The Voice of an African-American Organizer, Claudine Michel

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Tapping the Wisdom of the Ancestors: An Attempt to Recast Vodou and Morality through the Voice of Mama Lola and Karen McCarthy Brown, Claudine Michel

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Race and Political Empowerment: The Crisis of Black Leadership, William E. Nelson Jr.

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Nigerians in the United States: Potentialities and Crises, Paul E. Udofia

Submissions from 1995

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The Competitive Advantage of the Inner City: Does Race Matter?, Philip S. Hart

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Missing Links in the Study of Puerto Rican Poverty in the United States, James Jennings

Submissions from 1994

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Teaching African-American Children: The Legacy of Slavery, Harold Horton

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Beyond The Civil Rights Agenda for Blacks: Principles for the Pursuit of Economic and Community Development, James Jennings

Submissions from 1989

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African-Americans and Social Policy in the 1990's, Wornie L. Reed

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The Eritrean People's Liberation Front: A Case Study in the Rhetoric and Practice of African Liberation, Tsenay Serequeberhan

Submissions from 1988

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Blacks and Latinos in Boston: A Community Profile, James Jennings and A. Jean Burnette

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Media Images of Boston's Black Community, Kirk A. Johnson

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Human Rights, Women, and Third World Development, Winston E. Langley

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Serving the Elderly: Need Versus Policy, Wornie L. Reed

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Determining Tax Contributions and Service Benefits for Greater Roxbury, Bette Woody

Submissions from 1987

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Youth and Jobs: A Bibliography of Publications, 1980-1986, with Selected Annotations, James E. Blackwell and William J. Stracqualursi

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Youth Employment and Unemployment: Outreach Initiatives in Massachusetts and the City of Boston, James E. Blackwell, William J. Stracqualursi, and Zaki A. Sakin

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The Search for Voice: Ideology and Perspective in the Black Community, Phillip L. Clay

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Preliminary Report on a Comparative Analysis of the Underlying Dimensions of Unemployment among Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites in Boston, Jeremiah Cotton

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Fire at the Door: The Black Student Union Movement at Boston English High School, 1968-1971, Michael T. Tierney

Submissions from 1986

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Seniority and Affirmative Action: The Shadow of Stotts, Drew S. Days III

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Affirmative Action: Problems and Prospects, James Farmer

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Affirmative Action: Problems and Perspectives, Clarence M. Pendleton

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Race and Class in American Race Relations Theory, 1894-1939, Vernon Williams Jr.

Submissions from 1985

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Community-Based Housing: Potential for a New Strategy, Rachel G. Bratt