It’s my pleasure this episode to present the conversation I had back in the early winter with LaKeisha Henderson of Bike and Brunch Tours. As I said on the audio, we met thanks to the power of the internet and since then, we’ve worked on helping each other out as much
The Black Urbanist Radio Show Episode 4–Taffy Gwitira–Baltimore Food Justice and Transportation Advocate
Join me this episode as I talk with another Baltimore friend, Taffy Gwitira, on food justice, transportation justice and real life on the African continent. And, yes, there are Wakandan elements to the actual continent of Africa and there have been for a while. Learn more about the co-working space where
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.
By Kristen Jeffers
Black Experience/Career and Business Notes/City Life and Culture/Moving and Migration
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
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
Why I Love IKEA
The answer’s simple— it lets me feel like I’m worthy of having a wonderfully designed home, no matter what that home is. However, there’s a long answer to this and I discovered it on my recent trip to the College Park, MD IKEA. I’ve also talked about it in my book.
My Placemaking Wishes for 2017
Happy New Year folks! We did it! It’s 2017. It could be bad or worse and it can be good or better. And in that spirit, I am coming to you with my 7th annual set of wishes. Depending on my mood and the mood of the industry, sometimes I
Four Lessons I Learned About Place in 2016
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
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
Everything I Learned about Place, I Learned on Campus
Everyone, at least the college educated, should be able to appreciate the proximity and other signs of good place afforded by campus life.
