The Black Urbanist Weekly #11– On Crafting and How It’s Helped Me Make and Keep Place

Welcome to The Black Urbanist Weekly. I’m Kristen Jeffers and I’m currently producing this weekly digital newsletter on my site and via email to share my thoughts, my Black, Spiritual, Southern, Working-Class, Educated, Queer, Femme thoughts on how places and communities work. Think of this as my weekly column, sitting

The Black Urbanist Weekly #10–Has Sesame Street Gentrified?

I’m asking this question, in particular, this week, because last Sunday, November 10th, Sesame Street celebrated its 50th anniversary. To be honest, for the folks at Sesame Workshop, the production company behind the long-running show, have been celebrating all year. They came by NPR back in the summer to be

The Black Urbanist Weekly #9– Revisiting What It Means for Me to Be a Sports Fan

Welcome to The Black Urbanist Weekly. I’m Kristen Jeffers and I’m currently producing this weekly digital newsletter on my site and via email to share my thoughts, my Black, Spiritual, Southern, Working-Class, Educated, Queer, Femme thoughts on how places and communities work. Think of this as my weekly column, sitting

The Black Urbanist Weekly #8–The Real Goblins of Our Urban Lives

Welcome to The Black Urbanist Weekly. If it’s been a while since you’ve opened this or if you’re brand new, let me re-introduce myself. I’m Kristen Jeffers and I’m currently producing this weekly digital newsletter on my site and via email to share my thoughts, my Black, Spiritual, Southern,Working-Class, Educated,