Welcome back to Black Lives Texas. Kicking off our new season Tracie and Ricardo are sitting down with Dr. Mechele Dickerson to talk&nbsp;about methodologies&nbsp;for defining the Black middle class. They also explore the pros and cons of home ownership and what folks should know as they start to explore the current housing market.&nbsp; Learn more about Dr. Dickerson's Work:&nbsp;<a href="https://law.utexas.edu/faculty/mechele-dickerson/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://law.utexas.edu/faculty/mechele-dickerson/</a> Email us your thoughts or voice memos:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:blacklivestexaspodcast@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blacklivestexaspodcast@gmail.com</a> Learn more about IUPRA <a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra/</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Women in the Black Middle Class

Black Lives Texas is a podcast by the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis at UT Austin, also known as IUPRA. Hosted by Ricardo Lowe and Tracie Lowe this series discusses the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable communities in Austin, specifically in education. The pandemic has exposed pre-existing inequities and this podcast is talking to the communities that are being directly impacted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.