Where are the black urbanists?
Don’t get me wrong. There are plenty of black elected officials who represent cities and advocate for policies and strategies that will improve them. There are plenty of black activists who passionately speak on matters such as crime, poverty, income inequality, affordable housing, and other special interests that are often perceived as strictly urban issues. And there are many black entrepreneurs who grew up in cities and make an effort to incorporate some semblance of urban policy into their corporate work.
But there is a dire lack of a black voice and perspective in the traditional channels of urbanist dialogue.
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Links etc. related to places, and contemporary notions of place, that are of interest to Rob Walker, author of Letters From New Orleans and co-founder of The Hypothetical Development Organization.
See also: Rob Walker blog on Design Observer.
