A Disavowal of the pursuit of Middleclassness', the heading read. While it is permissible to chase middleincomeness with all our might, the text stated, those blessed with the talent or good fortune to achieve success in the American mainstream must avoid the psychological entrapment of Black middleclassness that hypnotizes the successful brother or sister into believing they are better than the rest and teaches them to think in terms of we and they instead of 'US'!

Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama