This bibliography has been prepared to assist the researcher interested in the social, educational, psychological, political,economic or historic aspects of black life in an urban environment. The listing is selective. It is restricted to: black studies sources, reference sources, recently issued publications, English language materials, sources available in large public and/or academic libraries, and adult level materials. The bibliography is divide into main sections: (1) information sources and (2) citation sources. Information sources are subdivided by form (dictionaries, yearbooks, etc). Within each of these sub-sections, the entries are arranged alphabetically by title. Citation sources (bibliographies, catalogs, indexes, abstracts, and guides to the literature) are integrated into one alphabet and arranged by title. In both sections, cross references are provided when there are title variations. For each item, full bibliographic information is provided, including title, author, edition, place, publisher, date, number of pages and series statement. Annotations are included for each publication cited. The descriptions indicate purpose, scope, arrangement, special features, and other pertinent information. The two main sections of the bibliography are followed by separate author and title indexes. (Author/JM)