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 My Personal 2022 Wish-Lessons
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My 2022 Wishes for Fellow Professional Urbanists
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, for my annual wish-making tradition, we are wishing… Continue reading My 2022 Wishes for Fellow Professional Urbanists
Introducing the Black Queer Feminist Urbanist Gift Guide
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 week, how you should be gifting and sharing this… Continue reading Introducing the Black Queer Feminist Urbanist Gift Guide
Revisiting Gratitude for a Country Road (And All of You)
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 week, I’m reflecting on a 2012 post I made about gratitude… Continue reading Revisiting Gratitude for a Country Road (And All of You)
My Whole Life Shouldn’t Be at the Mercy of a Ballot Box
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 week, I’m reflecting on the failure of the ballot… Continue reading My Whole Life Shouldn’t Be at the Mercy of a Ballot Box
We’re Not Ready
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 week, I’m still thinking about how capitalism is affecting our “return… Continue reading We’re Not Ready
Abundance in Times and Bodies of Scarcity
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. This week, I’m sharing a bit of how I continue to find abundance in scarcity of health and wellness, without betraying myself and my health… Continue reading Abundance in Times and Bodies of Scarcity
What I’ve Learned Professionally and Publicly Since Coming Out (Officially) in 2020
Welcome (back) to The Black Urbanist Weekly. I’m Kristen Jeffers and these are my Black queer feminist urbanist thoughts. I share a reflection up top, then I share other connection points and ways to connect with me in the sections below. I’m back today after several weeks off of this newsletter and my heart and… Continue reading What I’ve Learned Professionally and Publicly Since Coming Out (Officially) in 2020
An Army of One Needs a Collective of Many
I can’t do this as an army of one. Or an army. It has to be a collective of many. Instead of being an army of one, not just against aggressive driving and overgrown vehicles, but broken sidewalks, abrupt bike lane endings, moldy and unstable buildings, underpayment, and idea exploitation in formal jobs and design… Continue reading An Army of One Needs a Collective of Many
It’s Not In Walking Distance, But Who’s Really to Blame?
The Black Urbanist Weekly for August 17-30, 2022, Part 3 of the Black Queer Feminist War on Cars. Are we equipped to win this war when the battleground — literally, the actual ground we are supposed to stand on, is made of quicksand, moats, and castles guarded by people or their systemic ideas that keep… Continue reading It’s Not In Walking Distance, But Who’s Really to Blame?