• 28:50 - 33:40
Dr. Angela J. Hattery & Dr. Earl Smith | Policing Black Bodies, Prison Inc., & The Poverty Trap
Race and Class, The MENA Census Category
The conversation shifts to the intersection of race and class, arguing that the two cannot be separated. Dr. Smith mentions the fluidity of racial categories in the US Census, specifically noting the brief inclusion and subsequent removal of the MENA (Middle Eastern North Africa) category. They illustrate systemic inequality by comparing the starting financial hurdles and wage gaps faced by white and Black college graduates entering the workforce.