The book is divided into two major sections: (1) "Reclaiming Integration"; (2) "Reclaiming the Language of Race." Both sections are located in the context of the "post-racial" era and analyzed by nationally renowned scholars in various dimensions.

Foreword-Eddie Glaude, Jr.Preface -Curtis L. IveryAcknowledgementsCHAPTER ONE: Introduction and Theoretical OverviewCurtis L. Ivery and Joshua A. BassettCHAPTER TWO: Are We Colorblind? A View from the NeighborhoodMaria Krysan, Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Institute of Government and Public AffairsCHAPTER THREE: A Different Story: Race, Politics, and Radical ChangeEddie Glaude, Jr., William S. Tod, Professor of Religion and African American Studies, Department of Religion, and Chair, Center for African American Studies at Princeton UniversityCHAPTER FOUR: The 1 Percent Needs Race to RuleHoward Winant, Professor of Sociology; Founder and Director of the University of California Center for New Racial Studies (UCCNRS) at University of California, Santa BarbaraCHAPTER FIVE: America's Struggle with Integration: The Continued Struggle for its SoulJohn Powell, Professor of Law; Professor of African American Studies and Ethnic Studies; Robert D. Haas Chancellor's Chair in Equity and Inclusion; Director, Haas Diversity Research Center (HDRC)CHAPTER SIX: Moving Beyond Race Fatigue: Challenging Hidden Bias, Getting SeriousAbout Our Racial FutureAndrew Grant Thomas, Director of Programs, Proteus FundCHAPTER SEVEN:A Personal Reflection: The Battle for Diversity on Campus: The Supreme Court, Civil Rights Research and Affirmative Action in the 21st CenturyGary Orfield, Professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning; Co-Director of the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at the University of California, Los AngelesCHAPTER EIGHT: School integration in the post-"Parents Involved" EraErica Frankenberg, Assistant Professor in the Department of Education Policy Studies in the College of Education at the Pennsylvania State UniversityCHAPTER NINE: The Future of Detroit: How the City Got to Where It Is Now and What is NextReynolds Farley, Otis Dudley Duncan Professor of Sociology, Emeritus; Research Scientist, Population Studies Center at the University of MichiganCHAPTER TEN: Racial Disparities in Economic Well-Being in the Detroit Metropolitan Area after the Great RecessionLucie Kalousova, doctoral candidate in Sociology and Health Policy and a trainee in population studies at the University of Michigan; and Sheldon Danziger, PresidentThe Russell Sage Foundation; Henry J. Meyer Distinguished UniversityProfessor of Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of MichiganCHAPTER ELEVEN: Integration and Equal Educational Opportunity in the "Post-Racial" EraRobert A. Sedler, Distinguished Professor of Law, Wayne State UniversityIntegration Resources