Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
The black middle class is the largest swath of African-Americans, and it’s growing bigger and wealthier. University of Maryland Sociologist Bart Landry was the first to study this group using national data, which led to the publication of his book “The New Black Middle Class” in 1987.
Landry decided that it’s time to revisit this group, focusing on Prince George’s County, and recently published “The Black Middle Class in the Twenty-First Century.” How has the black middle class changed in the intervening years? Do black residents of Prince George’s still see it as a haven for African-Americans?
Guests
- Bart Landry Emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park; @socyumd
- Tonia Wellons Vice President, Community Investment, Greater Washington Community Foundation; @toniawellons
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