Drawing on personal experiences the author offers insight on the dilemma of how class and race are intertwined in today's society Where We Stand is a successful black woman's reflection on how our dilemmas of class and race are intertwined, and how we can find ways to think beyond them. preface where we stand
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introduction Class Matters
1(9)
Making the Personal Political Class in the Family
10(14)
Coming to Class Consciousness
24(14)
Class and the Politics of Living Simply
38(12)
Money Hungry
50(13)
The Politics of Greed
63(7)
Being Rich
70(10)
The Me-Me Class The Young and the Ruthless
80(9)
Class and Race The New Black Elite
89(12)
Feminism and Class Power
101(10)
White Poverty The Politics of Invisibility
111(10)
Solidarity with the Poor
121(10)
Class Claims Real Estate Racism
131(11)
Crossing Class Boundaries
142(14)
Living without Class Hierarchy
156