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Summary Sentence: Dr. Maurice J. Hobson will discuss why historical barriers to generational wealth have kept true financial prosperity and stability elusive for African Americans in Atlanta and throughout the U.S.
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Black Middle ClassAtlanta Global Studies Center is proud to co-sponsor World Affairs Council of Atlanta events.
In 2018, Atlanta tied with D.C. as Forbes Magazine’s #1 city where African Americans are doing the best economically.
So, earning a middle-class income, as the word suggests, makes you part of the so-called “middle class,” correct?
The answer is no. According to recent Vox article, not even Metro Atlanta African American households with the $55K median income are able to be part of the middle class.
Dr. Maurice J. Hobson will discuss why historical barriers to generational wealth have kept true financial prosperity and stability elusive for African Americans in Atlanta and throughout the U.S.
Dr. Hobson is an Associate Professor of African American Studies at GSU, author of The Legend of the Black Mecca: Politics and Class in the Making of Modern Atlanta, and consultant/chief historian on such documentaries as Netflix’s “The Art of Organized Noize,” “Maynard,” and HBO’s "Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,”
COMPLIMENTARY AND OPEN TO ALL.
