Detroit and the New Political Economy of Integration in Public Education

Curtis L. Ivery  is a nationally renowned leader in US urban affairs. A prolific author, he has published numerous books, articles, and columns on urban issues. He has conceived several nationally acclaimed conferences focusing on key issues of urban inequality and social justice. This is the third and completing volume to past works,  America’s Urban Crisis and the Advent of Color-Blind Politics  and  Reclaiming Integration and the Language of Race in the “Post-Racial” Era.  

Joshua A. Bassett  is Senior Fellow of the Institute for Social Progress (ISP), a nationally affiliated urban studies and educational institute located at Wayne County Community College District in Detroit, Michigan. He served as executive director of multiple national summits focused on educational equity and urban issues. His past work includes  America’s Urban Crisis and the Advent of Color-Blind Politics  and  Reclaiming Integration and the Language of Race in the “Post-Racial” Era.