This volume isolates the cause of continuing disparities not only between blacks and whites, but among blacks as well. Key factors discussed include the current state of the economy and the influence of public policies.

List of tables, Foreword, Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1 Opportunity matters, 2 Strict scrutiny is "strict in theory and fatal in fact", 3 Recent trends among black-owned businesses in Atlanta, 4 A snapshot of the past when equal business opportunity did not exist, 5 What causes the lag in black entrepreneurship?, 6 A judicial commission on strict scrutiny is needed, 7 "Twenty by Ten": a strategy for black business and employment growth in the next century, Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, Index