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Speaking

W ant me to help you build a better community? Want me to speak on culture and urbanism? I can help.

Contact me at theblackurbanist[at]gmail.com.

In April 2012 I spoke at UNC-Chapel Hill on the African-American Great Migration.

I have also spoken at the past two Congresses for New Urbanism on cultural diversity in urbanism and inferiority complexes of communities. Check out the resulting e-book from my talk Killing the Civic Inferiority Complex below:

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Family and Place May 7, 2013

Statement of Support for the Renaissance Co-Op

ShareThis evening (May 7, 2013) the Greensboro City Council will vote on the future of their stake of ownership of [...]

creative placemaking May 3, 2013

Reflections on Downtown Greensboro, As The Community Addresses Its Future

ShareOn Tuesday April 30, I spent a good bit of time thinking about downtown with a bunch of dignitaries and [...]

Cities April 30, 2013

Coming Back to the Streets, Coming Back to Action

Doing my part to create better blocks in my two hometowns.

Greensboro April 23, 2013

Reconciling Education Reform and New Urbanism

ShareI once read an article in the News and Observer that illustrates the true effect of the modern neighborhood school. [...]

creative class April 18, 2013

The Creative Class: Off the Record and On the Money

How the “Creative Class” Is Not Really About the Concerns of Artists

Boston April 16, 2013

The City and Tragedy

A reflection on the pains of places.

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