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190. Rewriting the Black American Dream to Building Better Communities at Home | Majora Carter
Majora Carter (@MajoraCarter) is an American urban revitalization strategist and broadcast producer/host from the South Bronx in New York whose career has spanned environment, economy, social mobility, and real estate development.
Majora's work has won major awards including a MacArthur 'genius' Grant, a Peabody Award, the Rudy Bruner Award Silver Medal, nine honorary doctorates, and is quoted on the walls of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture: “Nobody should have to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one.”
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In today's episode we discuss:
* Black Lives Matter and the big issue with housing inequality
* Why owning communities is such a big part of improving them
* Majora's work with greenification and better urban areas
* The role of investment in changing a city's culture
* What steps can the US take to righting past racial wrongs
* Why the future of cities and urbanization is a bit more local
* Which narratives around health and wealth contribute most to racial inequality
* Why inner city brain drain makes everything all the worse
* How to use triple bottom line businesses to better the world
* What systemic racism looks like from a successful black woman's perspective
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Majora Carter (@MajoraCarter) is an American urban revitalization strategist and broadcast producer/host from the South Bronx in New York whose career has spanned environment, economy, social mobility, and real estate development.
Majora's work has won major awards including a MacArthur 'genius' Grant, a Peabody Award, the Rudy Bruner Award Silver Medal, nine honorary doctorates, and is quoted on the walls of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture: “Nobody should have to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one.”
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Subscribe on Apple Podcast | Google Podcast | Android | Overcast | Spotify | Youtube
You can listen right here on iTunes
In today's episode we discuss:
* Black Lives Matter and the big issue with housing inequality
* Why owning communities is such a big part of improving them
* Majora's work with greenification and better urban areas
* The role of investment in changing a city's culture
* What steps can the US take to righting past racial wrongs
* Why the future of cities and urbanization is a bit more local
* Which narratives around health and wealth contribute most to racial inequality
* Why inner city brain drain makes everything all the worse
* How to use triple bottom line businesses to better the world
* What systemic racism looks like from a successful black woman's perspective
Make a Tax-Deductible Donation to Support The Disruptors
The Disruptors is supported by the generosity of its readers and listeners. If you find our work valuable, please consider supporting us on Patreon, via Paypal or with DonorBox powered by Stripe.
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