Category: Weekly Newsletter

We demonize the feminine and its sibling marginalizations at our peril, especially when much of what’s coded feminine in this iteration of society and urbanism are the things we all have to do and make to even survive as Earthlings. This is The Black Urbanist Weekly with Kristen Jeffers, an email newsletter that highlights the… Continue reading At home in my (Black queer urbanist) femme body

I took for granted that I grew up in a place that saw itself as a refuge and that had abundance. Now, I’m seeking to create that everywhere I go, embracing that change is also growth. This is The Black Urbanist Weekly with Kristen Jeffers, an email newsletter that highlights the Black Queer Feminist Urbanist… Continue reading Crafting a city of refuge

Because I defined myself for myself, I’m already living in my Black queer feminist future. However, it still comes with a lot of awe and absolute linkage to my past as a child of those brought to the so-called North Carolinian shores and cultivated through what makes us a city. Oh, and I did ok… Continue reading Queer as in yes ma’am, y’all means all

Black History Month wasn’t always Black History Month. And for me, a proud Black queer feminist urbanist 365 (366 on leap year) days of the Gregorian calendar year, I don’t need that prompt to remember and embody my history. However, I’m happy and ready to plot my Black future and yours too.  This is The… Continue reading Black History Month Is Not a Show — It is a Mandate for Action and Reflection

My urbanism is enough because we are an interconnected web of urbanisms.  This is The Black Urbanist Weekly with Kristen Jeffers, an email newsletter that highlights the Black Queer Feminist Urbanist thoughts and commentary of me, Kristen E.  Jeffers, an internationally-known urban planner, fiber designer, and contributing editor. Think of this as an editorial page… Continue reading In a Multiverse of Urbanisms, my Black Queer Feminist Urbanism is Enough

I can’t preach at y’all about moving from industry to collective without making my own pledges. This is how I intend to do it, with ease and with affirmation that I have the right answers already, this calendar year. This is The Black Urbanist Weekly with Kristen Jeffers, an email newsletter that highlights the Black… Continue reading How I’m Actively Creating Collective from Industry in 2023

My relationship with the transportation industry is loads better than it used to be. It can still improve. The transportation industry can also eventually become the transportation movement and collective. This is The Black Urbanist Weekly with Kristen Jeffers, an email newsletter that highlights the Black Queer Feminist Urbanist thoughts and commentary of me, Kristen… Continue reading What I Learned Being “Outside” for the “Transportation Super Week” of 2023

This year, I’m embracing this platform as a journey first, destination second. This is The Black Urbanist Weekly with Kristen Jeffers, an email newsletter that highlights the Black Queer Feminist Urbanist thoughts and commentary of me, Kristen E.  Jeffers, an internationally-known urban planner, fiber designer, and contributing editor. Think of this as an editorial page… Continue reading Affirming the Journey Over the Destination

This is The Black Urbanist Weekly, an email newsletter that highlights the Black Queer Feminist Urbanist thoughts and commentary of me, Kristen Jeffers, an internationally-known urban planner, fiber designer, and contributing editor. Think of this as an editorial page column, but directly in your email. This year, we are wishing and learning at the same… Continue reading Toward a Black Queer Feminist Urbanist Kwanzaa