Urban Roots

BONUS: Revitalizing Urban Main Streets


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Happy April Fool's...but it's no April fools here...today, we’re 100% introducing you to two boss women doing dope work with Main Street America revitalizing urban main streets across America: Dionne Baux, the Vice President of Urban Development, and Amanda Elliot, Senior Program Officer and Director of California Programs.

We met Dionne and Amanda last year at HAANDS —  the Historic African American Neighborhood and District Summit — and this episode concludes our series with HAANDS attendees. BUT don’t fear, we will still be introducing you to more all-star practitioners in equitable preservation-based development in some upcoming bonus episodes. Stay tuned! 

Mentioned in This Episode: 

  • Sweet Auburn Works

  • Betty Reid Soskin, Park Ranger

  • Richmond, California / Richmond Main Street

  • The East Oakland Black Cultural Zone

  • Destination Crenshaw in LA 

  • Credits: 
    Thank you to Dionne Baux and Amanda. Your hosts are Deqah Hussein-Wetzel and Vanessa Quirk. This episode was edited by Vanessa Quirk and Connor Lynch and mixed by Connor Lynch. Our music is by Adaam James Levin-Areddy.

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