Rewriting the Black American Dream to Building Better Communities at Home | Majora Carter

Summary: Majora Carter (<a href="https://twitter.com/majoracarter">@MajoraCarter</a>) 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.” 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 Are you an accredited investor? <a href="http://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a> Majora Carter (<a href="https://twitter.com/majoracarter">@MajoraCarter</a>) 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.” 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 Are you an accredited investor? <a href="http://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a>

Rewriting the Black American Dream to Building Better Communities at Home | Majora Carter

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