The Black Urbanist

My (late) dad was a key influence in me being interested in the city. We used to bike around our working-class neighborhood, walk to the neighborhood ballpark and go downtown to all the festivals. He also took me to more school buildings than I would care to share. In essence, I grew up with a love of architecture, graded streets, trees, buses, trains and lots of other things in the urban environment. Now I bring this to you in a format that is straightforward about who I am, a black urbanist, a young woman of African-American descent who likes all things built environment, especially when it comes to cities. Lately I’ve seen a lot of material that made me realize that it’s important to recognize and incorporate my culture into my blogging on the built environment.