Category: Social Cohesion
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The Dilemma of the College Town: Baltimore, MD
When I was a pre-teen, I was introduced to the archetype of the college town through various films and television shows. While there are commonalities that show up in most of these types of media, what is often absent is a dignified portrayal of locals living in the communities around these settings. Generally they are…
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A Retrospect on Jackson: Water Pipes over Highways
August marked the 2-year anniversary of the water crisis that plagued the city of Jackson, Mississippi through much of 2022 and a good portion of 2023. I must emphasize that the crisis impacted the city of Jackson, rather than the region, and highlight the many implications of that fact. What should have become a collaboration…
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“Don’t Move Here, We’re Full” and Other Discourses
So, wouldn’t the average person not be somewhat happy to have their hometown described on the internet as a positive place to be? Depending on what you think that may mean for your community, maybe not. Let me explain.
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Invisible Lines and Loud Boundaries
I began to write this post in the early days of ongoing siege of the Gaza strip and international demands for a ceasefire back in October 2023. In the first days and weeks, I have found myself looking at the region not just through numerous posts on social media and news segments, but also the physical…
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An Urban Renewal, Behind The Name
The title for this site was inspired, at least in part, on a segment from an interview between reknown psychologist Dr. Kenneth Clark and writer James Baldwin, which you can watch in its entirety below. At around 14 minutes, Baldwin recalls a conversation with a Black teenager during the filming of the documentary ‘Take This…
An Urban Renewal 