The Black Urbanist Podcast-Episode 1 | The Black Urbanist

H appy birthday to me! I’ve chosen to share a gift with you, the first episode of my podcast. Stream right here and please share this gift with others.

For those of you who want to go back and read the Grist.org article I mention in the podcast, you can go here.

Also, be patient with me. I recognize there’s a bit of an echo and I may have been talking a little fast. These things will get worked out in subsequent episodes. Also, let me know of anything I may have missed. And above all, share and enjoy!

The Black Urbanist is written by me, Kristen E. Jeffers. I hold a Master of Public Affairs focused on community and economic development from the University of North Carolina Greensboro, which I just finished in May of 2012. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in communication with a concentration in public relations from North Carolina State University in 2007. My main gig is being the Public Affairs Officer for the North Carolina Humanities Council, which I also started in May of 2012. I released my first e-book, “Killing the Civic Inferiority Complex” in May of 2012. In May of 2011 I presented at my first CNU NextGen on Cultural Urbanism. At the 2012 CNU, I debuted the concept of the Civic Inferiority Complex. Also in 2012, I spoke at the UNC Global American South conference on the reverse migration of African Americans. I am a featured contributor to “The Atlantic Cities” and “Sustainable Cities Collective.” I have also contributed articles to “Grist”, “Next City”, “Better! Towns and Cities”, and “Urban Escapee.”

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