Should We All Live the Huxtables’ Dream?

In the ’80s, most families tuned in on Thursday nights to watch the “The Cosby Show” which featured Bill Cosby as an obstetrician married to a lawyer. They were raising five children in a brownstone in Brooklyn Heights, New York. They were the quintessential upper-middle class Black American family. But what they didn’t show is racial divide, white flight and having to be overly cautious as “the other” neighbor or speaking to your child about being the “only one” in their classroom. Besides the price of the land and the house, what is the additional cost to being upwardly mobile as a Black family?

Join us as we discuss what it means to be affluent and Black, as well as:

• Black Excellence
• Regan Reform
• Upward Mobilities
• Racism
• White Flight
• Property Value
• Black Lives Matter
• Psychological Safety
• Reverse Migration
• Atlanta
• Tamir Rice
• Adultification
• Cultural Responsive Teaching
• Britt Hawthorne

Honorable Mentions

The Mamas: What I Learned About Kids, Class, and Race from Moms Not Like Me by Helena Andrews-Dyer

The Cosby Show

Black and Hispanic Americans, those with less education are more likely to fall out of the middle class each year

BOSTON. RACISM. IMAGE. REALITY.

White flight may still enforce segregation

A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States

Are African American families more vulnerable in a largely white neighborhood?

Black upward mobility strongest in diverse neighborhoods with mentorship opportunities, says Census Bureau

Question of the Episode: Would you choose racial diversity or a majority white neighborhood to raise your child(ren)? Share with us your answer via email or in a review wherever you listened to this episode!

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This podcast is hosted and sponsored by Satta Sarmah Hightower and Jaretta Konneh. When Satta isn’t sharing her life experiences with Jaretta, she works in content marketing and helps technology & financial services companies powerfully convey their message. A storyteller at heart, Satta has a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School. When Jaretta isn’t dealing with the craziness of dating apps, she works as a non-profit professional. She has a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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