Racism, Design and the Built Environment

“Traditional design practice perpetuates and supports the dehumanization and killing of Black people. The intersection between racism, design and the built environment is a part of the primary building blocks of this country. For generations, urban planning, policy making, architecture and landscape architecture have been used as tools to further oppress and marginalize Black people. Collectively, the related professions determine what resources are allocated to our communities, how communities are planned and designed, and who, ultimately, benefits from these decisions (which, largely, isn’t Black people).”

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