Bertrand Cooper is a writer and education professional based in Los Angeles. Drawing on twenty six years of deprivation and a Master's in Education Theory and Policy, his writing explores the depictions of poverty in society.
Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture?, by Bertrand Cooper
I Escaped Poverty, But Hunger Still Haunts Me, by Bertrand Cooper
The Failure of Affirmative Action, by Bertrand Cooper
Is it Possible for Black Creatives to Exploit the Poor? w/ Damon Young & Bertrand Cooper - Bad Faith podcast
Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life, by Karen and Barbara Fields
Blacks See Growing Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class (2007) - Pew Research Center
The Devastating Effects of Concentrated Poverty, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Architecture of Segregation, by Paul Jargowsky
Neighborhood Income Composition by Household Race and Income, 1990 - 2009 - Stanford
Black Boy Fly, by Kendrick Lamar (YouTube)
Identity Theft, by Zaid Jilani
Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks - SNL (YouTube)
Roger Ebert Speaks Out at a Better Luck Tomorrow Screening - YouTube
1,000 True Fans, by Kevin Kelly
Inequality Is High Within the Black Community, by Bertrand Cooper
Follow Bertrand on X: @_BlackTrash
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