She studied ethnic and family relations in the Caribbean as well as the United States, and thereby tried to improve the way black life, experiences, and culture were studied.
ʃiː stˈʌdid ˈɛθnɪk ænd fˈæmɪli ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz ɪnðə kˌæɹəbˈiən æz wˈɛl æz ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, ænd ðɛɹbˈaɪ tɹˈaɪd tʊ ɪmpɹˈuːv ðə wˈeɪ blˈæk lˈaɪf, ɛkspˈiəɹɪənsᵻz, ænd kˈʌltʃɚ wɜː stˈʌdid.