In my travels, I've gotten to meet some interesting people. One of them, a high level staffer in Harrisburg PA made me some kind of bet the stakes of which I forget. Generally I bet a nickel, but I think this one is worth a dinner at least. Make that a seafood dinner.
These stats are from Booker Rising:
2004 University of Georgia Selig Center study, U.S. Census Bureau, National Black Chamber of Commerce, Target Market News, 2004 NUL "State of Black America" Report
74% live above the poverty line (vs. 10% in 1940 and 45% in 1960). All-time high above poverty: 79% in 2001
5% rich, 44% middle class, 27% working class, 24% poor (2004)
Overall median household income: $$37,000 (2000). Median income for married households: $48,000 (2002)
Top 5 states with highest median black household income: New Hampshire $43,574, Alaska $42,887, Maryland $41,652, Hawaii $41,032, New Jersey $38,513
This comes in the context of the denial of the significance and permanence of the black upper middle class.
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