The Empty Calories of Capitalism | Marcia Chatelain

Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 5:53 p.m.

Dr. Marcia Chatelain is a historian and professor at Georgetown University specializing in African-American life and culture. Her latest book, Franchise, investigates the relationship that grew between McDonald’s and black communities across America following the Civil Rights movement. What does black wealth look like under American capitalism? And is true equality ever possible?