Inside Voices | Black Thoughts S3 E1: YOU=CHANGE, From the Bench to the Board
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The panel discussed the importance of being in positions of leadership to affect/enact real change within the black community as it pertains to housing/quality of life. they also discussed the problems that gentrification and red lining have caused and how we as architects can play a role in fixing that.
Speakers:
Nekia Strong, RA, NCARB, NOMA – NOMA South Regional Vice President
Juan Hollingsworth, Intern Architect 2, LEED AP – Hannibal Square Community Land Trust
Crystal Jenkins – Historical Preservation Board & The Building & Fire Code of Appeals
Rafeeq Asad – City of Madison Urban Design Commission