Tag: public policy
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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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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 