Welcome to The Black Urbanist Weekly #7. I’m trying something different this week by putting the introduction up at the top so that it won’t get lost in the meat of the newsletter. I reintroduced this newsletter as a place where I focus on one big idea a week, then several smaller ideas/articles and then link… Continue reading The Black Urbanist Weekly #7–Is California Still Worth Dreaming About?
Month: October 2019
The Black Urbanist Weekly #6- Head in the Clouds
I’m currently on the final leg of my “bonus” round trip to Los Angeles to work on amplifying the site with the wonderful folks of the Maynard Institute. I wanted to take a moment and reflect on how the airport, especially National Hall at Reagan Washington National Airport, is a slept on gathering place. Well, soon,… Continue reading The Black Urbanist Weekly #6- Head in the Clouds
The Black Urbanist Weekly #5–Mall Madness
My name is Kermit The Frog and I’m sitting on a log Miss Piggy too She ain’t wearing no shoes We went to the mall On a Saturday We ain’t have Nowhere to play I’ve chosen to open this week’s newsletter with an untitled blues song created by my late father, Sam Jeffers, one Saturday… Continue reading The Black Urbanist Weekly #5–Mall Madness
The Black Urbanist Weekly #4 You Only Really Miss the Swings You Don’t Take
Every day I drive past it. The nets are still in place, but I can see cracks coming up from the concrete. Yet, there’s a wall in the corner. A practice wall, something that is highly coveted if you find yourself wanting to play the game alone and you already have your racket and ball.… Continue reading The Black Urbanist Weekly #4 You Only Really Miss the Swings You Don’t Take
GUEST POST: Energy Justice: A Comparative Case Study of Decentralized Energy Planning Models in Rural Ayiti [Haiti]
The following report, written by Sophonie Milande Joseph, was originally published in the American Planning Association International Division’s September 2019 Newsletter Interplan. Read and learn more about Sophonie at the end. Interested in sharing your academic papers, conference proceedings and articles from other industry newsletters, let us know. The purpose of this study is to… Continue reading GUEST POST: Energy Justice: A Comparative Case Study of Decentralized Energy Planning Models in Rural Ayiti [Haiti]