black + urban planning

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Check out the link below to review some resources that prove inequities in these three topics. ⠀

⠀https://www.blackandurban.com/sustainability-habitation/signs-of-environmental-discrimination

For example, The Dollar Store Backlash Has Begun, by Tanvi Misra, via Bloomberg City Lab explains the disproportionate prevalence of 99 cent stores in low-income communities and how they contribute to unhealthy food options and perpetuate a cycle of poverty.⠀

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Also, Amazon, a multi-billion dollar company provides a Front Porch Delivery Option for safe areas based on zip codes. But what defines a neighborhood as a “safe area?” Who gets to define a particular space as a “safe area?“ Is Amazon doing advocacy work or lobbying to create more “safe areas”? Companies like Amazon are profiting from low-income minority areas after classifying an area as “safe” to make their service-users feel more comfortable to purchase and deliver their product with greater security.⠀

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#amazon #environment #discrimination #blacklivesmatter #community #neighborhood #blackandurban #blackandurbanplanningtherapy

We need more Black people, like us, in urban planning. Historically, Black communities have been adversely affected by bad planning policy, but yet our representation in the field is little compared to our counterparts.

Representation Matters.

We Matter.

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