First Generation in Affluent Spaces: The Untold Black Gen X Experience

What does it really mean to be first generation?Not the version we celebrate on paper — but the hidden reality behind stepping into a world your family has never seen.

In this episode, I share my personal journey entering an affluent private PWI in 1987 as a Black Gen Xer.

From culture shock and resource gaps to the weight of being “the only one,” this story goes deeper than the milestone itself. It’s about navigating spaces without a blueprint, confronting imposter syndrome, and discovering how our generation became the blueprint for those who followed.
If you’ve ever been the first to walk a path no one prepared you for, this episode is for you.

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