Illuminating Intersectionality

Bonus Episode - “Class” is in Session (Feat: Dr. Steve D. Mobley)

Episode Summary

Jade, Fran, and Keia continue to explore the nuances and complexities of the HBCU Experience with a discussion that illuminates the intersection of race and social class. Special guest, HBCU Assoc. Professor Steve D Mobley, joins the conversation offering some history and insight around how social hierarchies are established, sustained and experienced at HBCUs. Concepts such as elitism and class-passing are also explored.

Episode Notes

Jade, Fran, and Keia continue to explore the nuances and complexities of the HBCU Experience

with a discussion that illuminates the intersection of race and social class. Special guest, HBCU

Assoc. Professor Steve D Mobley, joins the conversation offering some history and insight

around how social hierarchies are established, sustained and experienced at HBCUs. Concepts

such as elitism and class-passing are also explored.