In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they don't exist.
“Dostoevski does not tell you what to think about his legend, but he requires that you think about it. The novelist was a deeply religious man and he always thought many readers missed that point about him.”
“Certainly I think the election of John Kennedy and all he stood for was one that really was an inspiration.”