When I go home to Greensboro, this is what’s around the corner. My little edge city. (Image from a YouTube screenshot). My whole writing existence, at least at this blog and a little bit at my one just before that, has been making sense and defining the cities I’ve lived in, against how they, and… Continue reading How Do You Define Your City? And Does Your City Define Itself In the Same Way?
Year: 2017
Letting Go Of Being a Hometown Heroine And Embrancing My Role as an American Expat in America.
I never thought I would ever live or work outside of Greensboro again. I’ve always felt like if I wasn’t there that the city wouldn’t figure out how to fix itself. That if my work didn’t have a connection to home or if it wasn’t respected at home, then it was completely worthless. That if… Continue reading Letting Go Of Being a Hometown Heroine And Embrancing My Role as an American Expat in America.
Why I’m Raising Money for The Black Urbanist and Why I’m Doing it On Patreon
I am raising money to make this the online home I’ve always dreamed it could be and needs to become. I’m doing it through Patreon because Patreon makes it easier for me to see what I have to work with each month and it’s optimized for people who write and make audio and video to promote… Continue reading Why I’m Raising Money for The Black Urbanist and Why I’m Doing it On Patreon
Baltimore is Every City I’ve Ever Lived, Combined in Weird and Wondrous Ways
So here we are, the first true Baltimore-centric post. It took me two months because as I said in my 2017 birthday post, I was scared. This is a city where people get hurt and get hurt often. Especially by people who claim they want to do the right thing. The last thing I needed… Continue reading Baltimore is Every City I’ve Ever Lived, Combined in Weird and Wondrous Ways
On The Black Urbanist’s 7th Anniversary — Declaring Worth And Being Honest With Myself and You
I’ve been at this blogging/platform for 7 years. This is what’s on my heart and mind at this juncture.
On The Constant State of Motion Through Imperfect Cities
There’s no perfect city. We also can’t expect people to fix cities and not bear the brunt of what it means to be the only person in a city who seems to have all the answers. And I am not that savior. I love helping you fix them, but I can’t do this all alone.… Continue reading On The Constant State of Motion Through Imperfect Cities
How to Keep Your Citizenry From Going Crazy
One of the things I forgot to write in my post on the individual mental health things one should do to endure a city is to embrace its warts and try to heal them. However, some warts are so bad, they might as well be cancerous. This is where you come in civic or business… Continue reading How to Keep Your Citizenry From Going Crazy
The Continuous Quest to Mentaly Cope With Modern Civic Life as a Young Black Woman Professional
You can do this thing called life and you can do it in whatever city you need to as a young black professional. Why and how? I am. You may remember I asked this question of myself and of my home state back in 2014. What does one need to do to find belonging and… Continue reading The Continuous Quest to Mentaly Cope With Modern Civic Life as a Young Black Woman Professional
Questions to Ask (and Traps to Avoid) When Considering a Career in Placemaking
Have you ever wondered how a person becomes involved in the world of placemaking and development as a career? Is it just people buying up properties to manage and flip? Is it just people being city planners, working in their city’s zoning or long-range planning department? Could I be part of the industry as a… Continue reading Questions to Ask (and Traps to Avoid) When Considering a Career in Placemaking
Yes, I Borrowed Some Style, Urbanism and Career Cues from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mary Tyler Moore died last week, making her probably one of the first Ugg 2017 things not related to our current government malaise. And to be honest, having this excuse to tap into a major part of her legacy, her self-titled 1970s series she owned, produced and starred in, was a huge relief. Plus, she… Continue reading Yes, I Borrowed Some Style, Urbanism and Career Cues from The Mary Tyler Moore Show