What was it like being black in the 1980s? Black life in the 1980s was at times beautiful, at times scary, and always complicated. The rise of black celebrity and culture did not translate into a ris...
1,583 viewsIn the United States, African-Americans are more likely to live in poverty than any other ethnic group. But despite the country’s institutional racism, a Black elite has found success, thanks to a c...
1,351 viewsThe story of Daniel Alexander Payne Murray and the rise and fall of America's black upper class during the latter quarter of the 19th Century is the subject of a new book by Elizabeth Dowling Tay...
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