Re-Release: Black Culture Is Not a Monolith, with Bertrand Cooper

Bertrand Cooper is a writer and education professional based in Los Angeles. Drawing on twenty six years of deprivation and a Master's in Education Theory and Policy, his writing explores the depictions of poverty in society.

Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture?, by Bertrand Cooper

I Escaped Poverty, But Hunger Still Haunts Me, by Bertrand Cooper

The Failure of Affirmative Action, by Bertrand Cooper

Is it Possible for Black Creatives to Exploit the Poor? w/ Damon Young & Bertrand Cooper - Bad Faith podcast

Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life, by Karen and Barbara Fields

Blacks See Growing Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class (2007) - Pew Research Center

The Devastating Effects of Concentrated Poverty, by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Architecture of Segregation, by Paul Jargowsky

Neighborhood Income Composition by Household Race and Income, 1990 - 2009 - Stanford

Black Boy Fly, by Kendrick Lamar (YouTube)

Identity Theft, by Zaid Jilani

Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks - SNL (YouTube)

Roger Ebert Speaks Out at a Better Luck Tomorrow Screening - YouTube

1,000 True Fans, by Kevin Kelly

Inequality Is High Within the Black Community, by Bertrand Cooper

Follow Bertrand on X: @_BlackTrash

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