Dec 11, 2017
Quote for the Day
“If we are going to be part of the solution, we have to engage the problems.” - Majora Carter, urban revitalization strategist.
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Quote for the Day
“If we are going to be part of the solution, we have to engage the problems.” - Majora Carter, urban revitalization strategist.
National Museum of African American History and Culture
After four hours in the history sections of the NMAAHC on Sunday, I had scant time left for the upper floors on community and culture before needing to leave to catch the last train to Baltimore. I took about twenty steps in and needed to walk right back out after noticing the time. Somewhere in those twenty steps I came across this quote. “No one should have to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one.” I didn’t know Majora Carter and have a lot of catching up to do, but this idea is blowing my mind.
No one should have to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one.
Yes. What would it look like if no one had to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one? Think about that. I find this concept absolutely fascinating.
Majora Carter, Once Respected By The Bronx, Gets Called Out For Selling Out—Again
Majora Carter, Once Respected By The Bronx, Gets Called Out For Selling Out—Again
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In a neighborhood and borough on the edge because of gentrification, the fight continues and this time it’s taken a personal face against someone once seen as our hero.
Someone has begun placing stickers calling Majora Carter a traitor and associating her with the hashtag #ColumbusSyndrome, a term that is often used when talking about gentrification and…
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When Black History Month rolls around each February, the media tends to highlight notable African American contributions in sports, politics, art, and music. Who gets left out? Black environmentalists.
This Black History Month, we’re psyched to see some of the awesome work African Americans are doing for the environment.
From San Francisco Bay to the Bronx, these eight environmental leaders are impacting environmental health, climate change awareness, urban agriculture, and more.
My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and see that as an opportunity for growing closer together as a culture and as a world.
Majora Carter
In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx -- and shows how minority neighborhoods suffer most from flawed urban policy.
“Please don’t waste me.”
#Pretty365 :: Majora Carter
What is your name? Majora Carter http://www.majoracartergroup.com/bio.html
What do you do? Urban Revitalization Strategist