This week on Ask Kristen Anything about Gentrification for May 13, 2024, I had three wonderful questions that gave me a chance to share my tips for land liberation (Spoiler alert: one of them is investing in guaranteed housing, not just affordable housing).

Plus I shared how I would approach studying urban planning (and public administration) if I was just starting as an undergrad. I also shared other podcast recommendations and reminded everyone that I too have a podcast called Defying Gentrification.

The Grief that Gentrification Brings – Defying Gentrification

Even though this was a rough week for me, I decided that I wanted to let you in a bit and drop a few moments of a chat on how gentrification compounds my grief. This is a raw edit with no full ad and no full segments, just me reflecting on how I've been grieving this week for years and how gentrification adds to that.Purchase from Kristen's Bookshop.org store and support the podcast!Never miss an episode, subscribe to our Substack or on LinkedInYou can also find Kristen @blackurbanist or @kristpattern.

1. The Grief that Gentrification Brings 20:34
2. Past and Present Black Migrations for Liberation with Arionne Nettles 01:25:09
3. Resourcefulness and Reparations in North Carolina with Christine Edwards 01:09:25
4. Kristen's Personal Gentrification Defying Playbook 51:06
5. Reflecting on Atlanta and Baltimore Gentrification and Community Development with Derek Moore 01:27:55

Some useful links I shared:

Planners Network —

www.plannersnetwork.org

Tysir’s Salih work to break down Audre Lorde’s “masters tools” quote and relate it to three past revolutions that have failed to finish their course and have rooted existing conflicts

https://www.instagram.com/p/C643ItCt0Ol/?igsh=cDdpdW91eGo5MHJy

And a comprehensive list of mutual aid and action times compiled in their Linktree

https://linktr.ee/red_maat?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZOQ0U_ZwnCjVwN_E2OA7XjVLZ30m3bd4WKXWf1kyO029v2maAT_mcwkaA_aem_AYLeGJnusmBav156_Luq_TqhuAU1-yUdXZuwFg1-ITpCxEBbrTl-_3P79gcjynCbZPFbfLu0cbQYLVVv0Vzf1xJN

The US Housing and Urban Development Annual Household Median Income Calculator (This is what is used to determine fair market rents and other rates of public assistance)

https://www.huduser.gov/Portal/datasets/il.html

The books The Color of Law and Just Action (note I am a Bookshop affiliate and will get some of the proceeds from this sale)

And finally, my other sibling podcasts I mentioned today which you can also find on YouTube or your other favorite podcast players:

Queer for Cities

Urban Planning is Not Boring

Architecture is Political (Arch is Polly)

Four Degrees to the Streets

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