On June 6, Dr. Kimberly Moffitt, Assistant Professor of American Studies, joined Dr. Ivory Toldson, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at Howard University and Jeffrey Menzise of the Urban Institute at Morgan State University as guest panelists on the “Marc Steiner Show” to discuss the results of a recent poll that asked African Americans the level of satisfaction with their lives.
Of the more than 1,000 African Americans participants, an overwhelming majority indicated that they were satisfied with their lives. However, Dr. Moffitt is quick to point out the danger in some of the generalizations made from the survey results. “Clearly, for single women who live in the south and in urban areas, life can be very good,” said Dr. Moffitt. “[But] I think if we explore these issues at a deeper level that some of the generalizations can be quite dangerous.”
The survey, conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard School of Public Health, is part of a new NPR series, “The View from Black America,” that addresses the many facets of life in America from the perspective of African American men and women.
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