When I spent my first two years at University of Maryland, eastern shore, that was the first time where I saw black people of a different socioeconomic status to myself. I was born poor, from a dysfunctional family and somehow I am surrounded by people who had it better than me. It is an interesting take because we often talk about black people as a monolith, but that is further than the case. Blacks can be as racist as non blacks, and whites can be as poor as non whites. The discussion that we had in class considering this interested me because I am still trying to find myself. I am doing great things, I am even the first in my family to have a job with a major corporation in my 20s, but I see these people who are the same color as me, achieving even more. Then I realize that they could be wealthier than my family and or their family is functional. I end this with saying that wealth has no race however there are strong correlations with being a certain race and your wealth.
Unruly Bodies 
I grew up exactly like you. As someone from a low-income household, I agree that race and wealth have a correlation. There’s a racial wage gap, minorities do not make as much money as white people, this has been proven by the U.S Department of the Treasury. I live on the border of south Baltimore, the ghetto, and it is mostly minorities that occupy the neighborhood. It becomes a generational issue. How can a child go to school if they need to help their parents pay for bills? If they can’t afford school? You are able to break this cycle, you’re already making a difference in your family and you should be proud of yourself. I have the same thoughts when I see others more successful but you can’t let it discourage you, we’re all on our own path. You could be that person for someone else too.
Thanks. I appreciate that. I do strive to set an example.