Angela Simms
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University, and author of Fighting for a Foothold examining how government and markets undermine Black middle-class suburbia.
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May 7, 2026 • 1h 9min
Fighting for a Foothold: How Government and Markets Undermine Black Middle-Class Suburbia
Dr. Angela Simms, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies at Barnard College and author of Fighting for a Foothold, explores Prince George’s County as a Black middle-class suburban case study. She discusses fiscal strains, budget trade-offs, retail redlining, regional subsidy dynamics, and policy ideas like pooled resources, market regulation, and targeted reparations. Short, clear, and urgent.
May 7, 2026 • 1h 9min
Fighting for a Foothold: How Government and Markets Undermine Black Middle-Class Suburbia
Dr. Angela Simms, assistant professor of sociology and urban studies and author of Fighting for a Foothold, studies Black middle-class suburbia and metropolitan inequality. She discusses Prince George’s County’s fiscal struggles, how historical policies and market practices limit public goods, retail redlining and investment barriers, and policy ideas like regional coordination, revenue reforms, and reparative investments.
