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It's February 1st - HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!!

Feb 1, 2021
3 min

It's February 1st - HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!!

If you don't know it's the 1st of the BEST month for highlighting and shining light on everything #BlackExcellence! Don't get it twisted - Blackness is a dominant force ALL YEAR LONG but for the month of February we really running it up! Fuck yo President's Day and every other made up White holiday - disrespectfully. As a kid, I grew up going to a private school that was majority Black so we learned about Black folks all the time but we really went all out for Black History M

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Dec 27, 2020
3 min

Consistent VIBEZ!

As you can tell from the title lol I made a promise and commitment to myself to be more consistent next year. So I decided to start early on that goal and start owning up to it.. no more excuses for lack of content or lack of meaningful posting. I definitely want to post relevant, helpful, and meaningful stuff but also want to keep some kind of rhythm that allows people to connect in a way that feels organic. If you haven't noticed I'm BIG on things transpiring as organic as

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Dec 27, 2020
3 min

2021 LINE UP!

2021 line up going DUMMY!

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I'm featured in Next City?

Nov 18, 2020
2 min

I'm featured in Next City?

It's still wild to me that I actually created an e-book, finished it, and self-published it?!?!? Lmao

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29th $ZN..

Oct 29, 2020
3 min

29th $ZN..

Wild to think this is the last year of my 20s... seems like yesterday I was turning 25 and feeling slightly lost at what was next for me in my life. Possibly having a mid-life crisis lol but really just a little stuck as to who I was trying to become and what I actually wanted to do. Now at 29, I feel like I've truly found myself - all of me. I say truly instead of finally because for awhile, well most of my adult life, I felt like I was running a rat race to "finally" be on

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Finally.. URBAN PLANNING + THE BLACK DOLLAR 2.0!

Oct 26, 2020
3 min

Finally.. URBAN PLANNING + THE BLACK DOLLAR 2.0!

My first e-book whew... what a feeling!

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INSPO SERIES #6 - REPRESENTATION MATTERS! Thank you Black Panther 🖤

Sep 9, 2020
4 min

INSPO SERIES #6 - REPRESENTATION MATTERS! Thank you Black Panther 🖤

Thank you Chadwick Boseman for being the superhero we never knew we really needed as Black kids.

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Urban Planning + The Black Dollar I

Aug 12, 2020
2 min

Urban Planning + The Black Dollar I

So after way too much procrastinated here it is - "Urban Planning + The Black Dollar"

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APA + Black Voices - I'm Published?

Aug 6, 2020
6 min

APA + Black Voices - I'm Published?

Critical of my profession but also knowledgeable enough to know when it's time to speak up and make sure WE'RE seen...

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INSPO SERIES #5 - Black + Queer in Urban Planning

Aug 3, 2020
5 min

INSPO SERIES #5 - Black + Queer in Urban Planning

Being able to exist as an openly gay/trans/non-binary/etc. Black individual shouldn't be up for debate - how a person chooses to identify do

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The Perspective of a Black Urban Planning Student

Jul 21, 2020
7 min

The Perspective of a Black Urban Planning Student

What's it like to be an urban planning student, especially a Black student, in a time like this?

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BLACK URBAN PLANNERS' DISCUSSION!

Jul 1, 2020
2 min

BLACK URBAN PLANNERS' DISCUSSION!

This Zoom is really FOR US & BY US. ✊🏾

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Finding My Way..

Jun 29, 2020
8 min

Finding My Way..

I realize I've been humble a bit too long and recognize it's time to show some bravado in what I do to show what all I'm capable of..

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The Planner's Guide to the #BlackLivesMatter Movement - Free Game from a White Planner

Jun 10, 2020
2 min

The Planner's Guide to the #BlackLivesMatter Movement - Free Game from a White Planner

Understanding, learning, then getting to work - thank you for this document Danielle. You're welcome for the free game..

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Black Voices In Planning

Jun 3, 2020
4 min

Black Voices In Planning

Hear us now.. Black planner voices' will be HEARD. Black FIRST AND FOREMOST; urban planner second.

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To Be Black..

May 28, 2020
5 min

To Be Black..

You have NO IDEA what it's like to simply exist as a Black person in 2020... it's exhausting, frustrating, heartbreaking, and then some.

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INSPO SERIES #4 - BLCK SPCES!

May 24, 2020
3 min

INSPO SERIES #4 - BLCK SPCES!

Reflection, Refresh, Revamp - all the Rs of life.

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INSPO SERIES #3 - ZOE CLARK!!

May 17, 2020
2 min

INSPO SERIES #3 - ZOE CLARK!!

This week's inspo series is about my best friend and her impact on my growth + drive in urban planning!

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INSPO SERIES #2 - J. COLE!

May 10, 2020
1 min

INSPO SERIES #2 - J. COLE!

INSPO SERIES #2 - Coleworld no blanket; J. COLE!

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THE INSPO SERIES #1 - ALLEN IVERSON!

May 3, 2020
1 min

THE INSPO SERIES #1 - ALLEN IVERSON!

New series, Inspo Series, consisting of people that have inspired my drive, hustle, and passion in urban planning.

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