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Du Bois set in motion a great century-long debate with his observation at the end of the 19th century that the history of the 20th century would be struggles over the color line.1 More than a rhetorical debate it summed up political struggle on all levels, from local towns in Mississippi to the global dynamics of capital in unprecedented patterns of accumulation. At the beginning of the 21st century we can state that while the quality of life of the peoples of most of Asia, Africa, and Latin America remains essentially unchanged or has gotten worse, what has changed is the consensus about what to do. During colonialism, we had an anti-colonial movement for national liberation, we had consensus about the problems and solutions of the historical moment. Now we have been disoriented by neo-colonialism. When facing segregation, we built a civil rights movement. Now we have been disoriented with de jure civil rights covering up for de facto segregation and degradation. In earlier periods, white leadership dominated. Now there are very visible black faces in high places taking the lead on the very policies designed to oppress and exploit. If ever there was a time for intellectual

good, constant quest for common ground and shared aspirations for human flourishing in the context of a just and good society. in Henry's suggestion of the political possibilities for U.S. society in black culture and in the mode and model of black political practice is his unique and valuable contribution to discourse and research in the field. Not only does he break ground in his insightful attention to the cultural basis of black politics, he also makes an important contribution to the critical appreciation of mass culture as distinct from the plethora of texts on lite behavior. Finally, he also can be commended for suggesting how black culture and politics can and should serve as a source of a new richer multicultural political discourse and practice. And in the process, he has laid the grounds for an expanded and more rewarding discourse and research in the field of political science itself.

international levels and are likely to do so over the next few years. Progressive people everywhere want to answer an important question: What does black power mean in Chicago? Harold Washington was elected mayor on February 22, 1983, at the heart of Chicago's first critical moment in black power politics. The second moment was initiated by his death on November 26, 1987. The movement to elect Washington defeated racist white power and established black power on the basis of a coalition of Latinos and progressive whites.1 It is on the basis of this struggle (1982-1987) that we can sharpen our focus on the recent months since Washington's death. Specifically, we want to discuss who won and who lost on