Disparaging Black-American Culture in a Vague Economy

Audrey Shipp
Aug 31, 2018 · 7 min read

(A response to “Black American Culture and the Racial Wealth Gap”)

In his recent article, “Black American Culture and the Racial Wealth Gap,[i] Columbia undergrad Coleman Hughes argues that activities which he regards as Black-American cultural traits such as conspicuous consumption and a lack of financial education result in Whites having economic wealth that is ten…

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Audrey Shipp

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Writer in Los Angeles. Inspirations: The International Left, Black/African Diaspora, W.E.B. Du Bois.

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