Much of my research involves not only detecting the nature of planning and the role of memory in African American landscape development and preservation, but the historiography of planning. More specifically, I highlight the ontology, meanings, methods, and principles that informed early African American planning and advocate for its inclusion in current conceptualizations of planning…
Sanborn Map of Imperial Sugar Refinery Site in Sugar Land (1913)
Fifth Street is a census Designated Place and unincorporated area in Fort Bend County, Texas. It is in the eastern portion of the county and on the border of Southwest Houston. Portions of the area are in Stafford and Missouri City. The selected pages below are from the Stafford Historical Society’s book about the city,…
“There is more than one kind of freedom…Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. Now you are being given freedom from. Don’t underrate it.” Chapter 5, Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood. Absurd right? That we need to be protected from ourselves is a disturbing bass ackwards idea. But overtime…
As much as I would love to let sleeping dogs lie, I had to post this to reiterate what i see as the significances of the Paula Deen case. This is indeed not a matter of deciding whether what a celebrity says matters or not, or whether we should forgive. This must be lifted from…
This is not just about being insensitive or hurtful. People don;t get fired over hurt feelings in America, especially not hurt “Black” feelings. Black people just aren’t that soft. We can’t afford to be. What we can afford to do is demand a workplace that isn’t hostile to our being treated as more than 3/5…
My husband asked me to accompany him to Philly for work this past week. Though I’m a bit busy, I am so glad I took the time to return to the city I called home for four years. While there, I was able to walk about my old neighborhood, eat at our favorite restaurants, and…
Sandy Spring Residents Fight To Save Homes Montgomery County officials say the road to their homes doesn’t exist, so what have they been using for 100 years? Originally posted on January 21, 2008. Take a look at this summary of the Sandy Spring Farm Road Dispute: … The story is about property owners who, until…
Any precious vacation time that we get together, my husband and I go west, and try to get a good hike in around significant rock formations. I’ve loved rocks since I was child. My favorites are the Sedona Red Rocks and the Guadalupe Mountains, and now I have to add the Red Rock Canyon National…