Nia Whitmal

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Overview

Nia is a PhD student in sociocultural anthropology from Amherst, Massachusetts. She studies the Black middle class and Black home ownership in Harlem, New York City. In particular, she is interested in Black Harlemites who own and/or will inherit historic brownstones and limited equity co-ops. Her work scrutinizes discourses around gentrification, racial authenticity and sincerity, and the limits of ownership. She works at the Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem in film programming and archives.