{"644322":{"#nid":"644322","#data":{"type":"event","title":"The Black Middle Class: A Myth?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta Global Studies Center is proud to co-sponsor World Affairs Council of Atlanta events.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EThe Black Middle Class: A Myth? Feat. Dr. Maurice Hobson\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFriday, February 26, 2021\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E12pm\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn 2018, Atlanta tied with D.C. as Forbes Magazine\u0026rsquo;s #1 city where African Americans are doing the best economically.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESo, earning a middle-class income, as the word suggests, makes you part of the so-called \u0026ldquo;middle class,\u0026rdquo; correct?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 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.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Maurice J. Hobson\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ewill discuss why\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;historical barriers to generational wealth\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ehave kept true\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;financial prosperity and stability elusive for African Americans\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Atlanta and throughout the U.S.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Hobson is an Associate Professor of African American Studies at GSU, author of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Legend of the Black Mecca: Politics and Class in the Making of Modern Atlanta\u003C\/em\u003E, and consultant\/chief historian on such documentaries as Netflix\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;The Art of Organized Noize,\u0026rdquo; \u0026ldquo;Maynard,\u0026rdquo; and HBO\u0026rsquo;s \u0026quot;Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECOMPLIMENTARY AND OPEN TO ALL.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/events.r20.constantcontact.com\/register\/eventReg?oeidk=a07ehl0eh1ze9a470a9\u0026amp;oseq=\u0026amp;c=\u0026amp;ch=\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EREGISTER HERE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wacatlanta.org\/membership\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBECOME A COUNCIL MEMBER\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"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."}],"uid":"35129","created_gmt":"2021-02-16 21:05:39","changed_gmt":"2021-02-16 21:05:39","author":"drapp6","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2021-02-26T12:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2021-02-26T13:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2021-02-26T13:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2021-02-26 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2021-02-26 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2021-02-26 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"644315":{"id":"644315","type":"image","title":"Black Middle Class","body":null,"created":"1613508547","gmt_created":"2021-02-16 20:49:07","changed":"1613508547","gmt_changed":"2021-02-16 20:49:07","alt":"","file":{"fid":"244619","name":"Black Middle Class.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Black%20Middle%20Class.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Black%20Middle%20Class.png","mime":"image\/png","size":833564,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Black%20Middle%20Class.png?itok=qYMSvJqc"}}},"media_ids":["644315"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wacatlanta.org\/","title":"World Affairs Council of Atlanta"}],"groups":[{"id":"612000","name":"Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}