Event
Power, Privilege, and Peril: Governing in a Majority Black and Middle Class County
Presenter: Angela Simms, Doctoral Candidate in Sociology
Discussant: Nina Johnson, Assistant Professor of Sociology & Anthropology and Black Studies, Swarthmore College
Breafast treats, coffee, and tea in the URBS space, Room 130 McNeil!
This ethnographic study examines how Black elected officials make policy and budget decisions within market and government constraints. Through her focus on budget and fiscal policy, economic development, and K-12 public schools, Simms argues Black officials face unique constraints stemming from their county’s racial composition, ultimately leading to Blacks’ continuing disadvantage.