Black and Urban Planning was created as a safe space for Black urban planners, designers and forward thinkers. The platform is intended to document practical and visionary solutions for the issues that plague Black urban spaces through the lens of research, experiences and case studies.
This platform encompasses many thoughts surrounding Afro-futurism and urban planning, including: urban sustainability, transportation equity, environmental justice, and environmental psychology. Planning can be used as a tool to provide a more realistic approach to some present dilemmas through awareness, coordination and lobbying.
uring this time, we have have thought about how our impact helping black communities can be long lasting. Supporting black business is essential to strengthening the local economy of our community and creating visibility of such businesses. We believe we have an obligation to make conscious decisions about where we are voting with our dollar, especially today. Make supporting black businesses a habit. While outside assistance may help, we have to support each other in any way we can afford to.
