Quote of the Day: E. Franklin Frazier on Black Elites

You can read this quote by E. Franklin Frazier, from his book Black Bourgeoisie (1957), in Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations. Read how the quote is referenced here. Suggested Reading Ex-Cal State University Basketball Coach Accused of Pimping and More 13 Reasons Why 2026 Is Already A Hot Mess The Internet is Losing Its Mind Over Oprah’s Crop Top and Fly…

You can read this quote by E. Franklin Frazier, from his book Black Bourgeoisie (1957), in Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations. Read how the quote is referenced here.

Video will return here when scrolled back into view
HBCU Endowments vs. Harvard’s $53.2 billion

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and founding director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

Straight From The Root

Sign up for our free daily newsletter.