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An expanded concept of the “black commons” – based on shared economic, cultural and digital resources as well as land – could act as one means of redress. theconversation.com/land-loss-has-… #JUNETEENTH2020 Urban + Environmental Policy + Planning TuftsASEgrad Tufts University The Schumacher Institute #sharing #AfricanAmericans

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In this piece, I argue that in order to champion the liberation of Black people everywhere, we need to expand our understanding of anti-Black racism beyond the west and white settler contexts. Africa Is a Country africasacountry.com/2020/06/we-hav…

“Despite our understanding of colonial thought and power, geographers — like many other scholars — are less willing to look inward.” Hamilton shares her experiences as a Black Geographer navigating systemic racism built within geography & the academy bit.ly/2AGI3Ti

It’s Time for Architects to Accept Responsibility curbed.com/2020/7/21/2133… via Curbed

"There are similarities between Black Lives Matter and the UK protests in the 1980s. The British publication Race Today chronicled black & immigrant communities and reflects on both movements." Read more of Leila Hassan's Farruk Dhondy's article below: bit.ly/2WK9Muv

Most Londoners report getting on with people from different backgrounds, but Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests have renewed the spotlight on racism and the politics of public space in London. Read our blog on addressing structural inequality in the capital: centreforlondon.org/blog/black-liv…

Today we launch Planning for Justice a coalition of LSE students, alumni and faculty in Regional and Urban Planning Studies, crafting a digital library and promoting research on the relationship between urban planning and systemic inequality. Learn more on ow.ly/JktD50CKHPH

Despite being one of the most civically active groups, in 2019 black women comprised just 3% of urban planning employees. Lindiwe Rennert imagines a paradigm shift: From an industry reckoning with white supremacy to one teeming with Black women. blogs.lse.ac.uk/progressingpla…

Sadly, she is not the first, but tragically the first to have air pollution documented as the cause of death 🖤google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.…

The need for planners to consider how they operate within a racially unequal society has been on the UK planning agenda since the 1980s. But planning deregulation has exacerbated problems that disproportionately impact Black communities, writes Koen Rutten blogs.lse.ac.uk/progressingpla…

Plans to close a New York City prison and convert it into a renewable energy hub could either enact restorative justice through the built environment - or, spearhead green gentrification, writes RUPS alum Katie Mulkowsky blogs.lse.ac.uk/progressingpla…

Urban inequality scholars: I'd love to see more writing linking segregation and white nationalism. We often write about segregation's impact on concentrated poverty, opportunity hoarding & wealth disparities, but not incubating & shielding white supremacist ideologies & violence.

As planners, we should be wary of how smart city marketing can construct false narratives of "community" that actually obstruct efforts toward more meaningful public engagement and equitable design practice, argues RUPS alum Spencer Wicks blogs.lse.ac.uk/progressingpla…

"Illuminate: Covid-19" uses a video-LED lightbox to visualise the pandemic's impact on different NYC communities. Project Manager & RUPS alum Alexandra Payne discusses health and digital inequality in our latest blog. blogs.lse.ac.uk/progressingpla…

We're excited to have connected with Faima Bakar for her excellent and timely Metro piece on the intersection of climate and urban justice. metro.co.uk/2021/03/25/how…