Tag archive for ‘class’

Mixed Praise for Tyler Perry’s “The Family that Preys” Movie

Tyler Perry, the one-man writer-producer-director of Meet the Browns and Why Did I Get Married has scored another box office hit with The Family that Preys. The self-proclaimed King of Drama’s new flick with a strong cast brought in more than $18 million in the opening weekend.
Preys is an entertaining and funny film with [...]

The lost 40 acres

A series of stories have spun out of the shocking package of Pew reports issued last week on African-Americans and class. One report demonstrates that black kids born to middle-class parents in the late 1960s have had a difficult time as adults maintaining their middle-class status. Forty five percent of them, according to the report, [...]

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