DURHAM -- Despite the civil rights movement, the majority of black Americans have not prospered, according to prominent political writer Randall Robinson, who urges successful members of the black community to recognize their obligation toward those trapped in poverty and violence. Robinson spoke to more than 60 people at Barnes & Noble bookstore Wednesday night about his recent book, "The Reckoning." Generations of black men and women are growing up without opportunities for positive advancement, ignored equally by the government and wealthier black Americans, he said.

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