My original lead into this post was that I learned nothing. Then I wrote that I learned nothing that I wanted to share. Then I remembered the power of the pen (or type in this case). And I realized that I have learned things. No, I’ve haven’t mastered anything, but yes, I’ve learned things. And… Continue reading Four Lessons I Learned About Place in 2016
Year: 2016
Building on Theories and Practice of Black Urbanism in Our New World
I have always owed a great debt to the work of Sara Zewde, especially the usage of the term black urbanist and talking about black urbanism. Zewde is currently a principal at Asakura Robinson a designer at the Seattle-based firm GGN and in 2010, published her MIT graduate thesis, Theory, place, and opportunity: black urbanism as a… Continue reading Building on Theories and Practice of Black Urbanism in Our New World
It Really Started With A Train Part 1– My North Carolina Amtrak Fantasy Map
I’m finally getting around to doing a fantasy transit map. My inspiration? My trip home from D.C. to Greensboro via the train. It takes approximately 8 hours to do it in the daylight and 5.5 hours to do it in the middle of the night. And those are the only choices, just the two trains… Continue reading It Really Started With A Train Part 1– My North Carolina Amtrak Fantasy Map
[Weekly Email] Fish Houses and Future Cities of Our New Administration
It’s time for my weekly email! A few weeks ago, I decided to move my email over to a new provider, InfusionSoft. In addition, I decided that since I’m doing this blog and other parts of Kristen Jeffers Media full-time right now, there’s no reason why I can’t send you guys a letter every week.… Continue reading [Weekly Email] Fish Houses and Future Cities of Our New Administration
[Weekly Email] Blacksonian, Podcasts for Holiday Listening and More –This Week with The Black Urbanist
It’s time for my weekly email! A few weeks ago, I decided to move my email over to a new provider, InfusionSoft. In addition, I decided that since I’m doing this blog and other parts of Kristen Jeffers Media full-time right now, there’s no reason why I can’t send you guys a letter every week.… Continue reading [Weekly Email] Blacksonian, Podcasts for Holiday Listening and More –This Week with The Black Urbanist
[Weekly Email] Election Breakdown (and a Call for Self-Care)
We are back to the original program on my email. However, I’m still going to paste them here as posts, so you can get a taste of what I email to my subscribers and you can keep up with me on a weekly basis. And unlike in email, all the links are hot! And there… Continue reading [Weekly Email] Election Breakdown (and a Call for Self-Care)
Open Thoughts on the U.S. Election Results
I assume most of you are probably in a state of either shock or fear or a combination of the two. I wanted to write a note here, so you’ll know that someone is listening one and two, that you’re not alone and three, so I can process these things. The platform is here for… Continue reading Open Thoughts on the U.S. Election Results
[Weekly Email] Voting and Housebuilding
It’s time again for my weekly email. As it went out wrong again, I’m including it here on the blog, plus, if you scroll down, I’ve included a small note on my election day experience so far. Here’s the email: I’m sure you noticed that my house, my virtual house that is, has been under… Continue reading [Weekly Email] Voting and Housebuilding
[November 2016 Housekeeping Update] Emails, Brand Consolidation and Embracing, and Special Events
Hey everyone! For those of you who are on my email list, you probably noticed one of two things: It didn’t come at all and the link didn’t get posted to social media It came and it was all about stuff I’m doing, all my new blog posts and no links to any good articles. Also,… Continue reading [November 2016 Housekeeping Update] Emails, Brand Consolidation and Embracing, and Special Events
How I Get Around the DC Metro Without A Car (And You Can Too!)
I mentioned in a prior post that I do a fair amount of walking and I no longer have my car now that I’m in DC. I wanted to break that down and help folks getting started here without a car to understand how car-free life works. This is very D.C. specific, but I used… Continue reading How I Get Around the DC Metro Without A Car (And You Can Too!)