Arranging white text on a black background

I'm having problems in Illustrator CC being able to have white text be on top of a black shape. I've select the black shape and arranged it for it to be in the back. However, it still appears as the top of my white text.
Thanks for any help - I'm an older user of Illustrator - I remember when Illustrator 5.0 came out - but can't seem to do the simple old tricks like this in the new version.

When you mention black and white and simple tricks, combining pop into my mind. I believe the shortcut is ctrl-7 or cmd-7.

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UT<RS><EOT>
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