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Black middle class

Protesters took to the streets of midtown Manhattan and other American cities after a New York City grand jury decided not to charge white police officer Daniel Pantaleo whose chokehold contributed to the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man. The US

Despite South Africa’s successful black middle class, there’s still incredible tension between police and poor black communities

Justice

Excessive use of force, the death of an unarmed black man in police custody, and a justice system that seems to favor the police. It sounds too familiar to a South African living in New York.

Marriage elusive for educated black women

Global Politics

The Downward Mobility of America’s Black Middle Class

Are Blue Collar Jobs the Answer to the Shrinking Black Middle Class?

Conflict & Justice
The World

What signifies middle class for African Americans?

Conflict & Justice
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