NationStates Jolt Archive

NOTE: Part of a continuing series on "class in America." This article has some of the best information on poverty, class and how people struggle their way out I have ever read. If you don't do anything else, definitely watch the slide show! All I can do is cheer wildly for this young woman and say, "Yeah! You GO, girl!!" :)


Class Matters: Angela Whitiker's Climb (http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/class/index.html)


ABOUT THE SERIES
A team of reporters spent more than a year exploring ways that class - defined as a combination of income, education, wealth and occupation - influences destiny in a society that likes to think of itself as a land of unbounded opportunity.

Angela Whitiker's Climb (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/12/national/class/12angelaside-final.html)
By ISABEL WILKERSON

Angela Whitiker has gone from welfare statistic to the middle class. She and her oldest son, Nicholas, were profiled in The Times in 1993.
• A Success Story That's Hard to Duplicate (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/12/national/class/12angelaside-final.html)
• Photographer's Journal: Angela's Journey (http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/class/index.html) ( Absolutely GREAT slide show! )
• The Manful Life of Nicholas, 10 (April 4, 1993) (http://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/national/19930404children.pdf) ( non-downloadable PDF )

ESSAYS
Encounters With Class (http://www.nytimes.com/ref/national/class/12class-essays.html)
Christopher Buckley, Richard Price, Diane McWhorter, Linda Chavez and David Levering Lewis describe their encounters with class.
• Forum: Share Your Encounters With Class

OVERVIEW
Shadowy Lines That Still Divide (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/national/class/OVERVIEW-FINAL.html?ex=1118721600&en=6139652310ca8d2d&ei=5070)
By JANNY SCOTT and DAVID LEONHARDT
This series does not purport to be the last word on class. It offers no nifty formulas for pigeonholing people. Instead, it represents an inquiry into class as Americans encounter it.
• Interactive Graphics: Where Do You Fit In? (http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/national/20050515_CLASS_GRAPHIC/index_01.html) | Poll Results (http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/national/20050515_CLASS_GRAPHIC/index_04.html)
• Bibliography: Selected Readings Related to This Series (http://www.nytimes.com/ref/national/class/class-bibliography.html)

This is good damnit! Read the frikkin' thing already! Jezze! Far be it from those of us in General to read something upbeat and hopeful. [ reverts to cursing like a soldier again! ] :(

That was great. It was sad to see how differently her two gang banger children turned out from the rest.

That was great. It was sad to see how differently her two gang banger children turned out from the rest.
I know. :(

Seems as if genetics can carry us just so far and after that, it's those with whom we choose to associate who carry us in different directions. Anyone with an ounce of sense take heed!

Thank you Eutrusca. That woman is truly inspirational on so many levels. Unfortunately, those who would profit best from that message are not online to see/hear it.

Thank you Eutrusca. That woman is truly inspirational on so many levels. Unfortunately, those who would profit best from that message are not online to see/hear it.
I know. Sigh. Hmmm. Perhaps I'll save it and make a bunch of copies to pass around in some neighborhoods I know of.