By It’s another Thanksgiving and a national day of gratitude. And I’m especially thankful this year for the places I can visit, because I or someone else took a snapshot or video of them. For the past month, I’ve been participating in a challenge to post something on my blog every
Working on the Move
Last week I spoke to Guilford County Schools students about how to be a successful writer (while taking some of the advice back into my system). One of the things I highlighted was the ability to be able to work with just a laptop and a smartphone. Today, I’d like
Can You Tell Me How to Get Back to that Street?
Sesame Street turned 45 this month. I came back to my alma mater for homecoming. With those two things in mind, I’m highlighting this photograph of Hillsborough Street in Raleigh for Throwback Thursday. The photo above was taken in 2012 and at this angle, not much has changed. Planet Smoothie
A Gathering of Leaders-A #ThrowbackThursday Reflection
This week I attended with my mayor, several other councilpeople, local foundation leaders and other civic and educational leaders this year’s CEOs for Cities National Meeting in Nashville. That experience took me back to this moment: This is my first major panel session, at CNU 19 in Madison, Wisconsin in 2014.
#ThrowbackThursday: Does It Matter Who Owns the Corner Store?
This week’s #throwbackthursday post piggybacks on recent statements by the RZA, a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. In an interview with the website Shadow and Act, he stated that gentrification is just the natural order of things. He also mentioned that people have to learn how to utilize it. The
#Throwback Thursday: Urban Design Must Have Heart and Soul
Today, I want to begin celebrating the spirit of Throwback Thursday (#tbt) and bring to you a post from our archives. Each week here on The Black Urbanist, I’m going to bring back one of my favorite essays, for comparison and for your entertainment. This week’s essay is from July
