This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture

← This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture27 Feb · 55 min

The Black Middle Class Fighting for a Foothold

The Black Middle Class Fighting for a Foothold27 Feb55 min

In this episode Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Angela Simms about the Black Middle Class in a Baltimore suburb. Williams is professor of history and director of the African Diaspora Studies program at Monmouth University and Simms is currently an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies at Barnard College Columbia University. Simms is also the author of the book Fighting for a Foothold: How Government and Markets Undermine Black Middle-Class Suburbia recently pub...