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African American co-op movement. I consider the various organizations’ agendas and strategies over time, as well as the kinds of impact cooperative practices have had on Black communities. There are lessons to be learned from the history of cooperative economic models that can be applied to future discussions about community economic development in

to assist newly hired Blacks employees in adjusting to life within IBM to serve as a “watchdog” for IBM’s Equal Opportunities Program Office to improve upon IBM’s service to Black inner-city communities