As I’ve been working at WHEDco for the past few weeks, I’m beginning to piece together my research and start interviews with community leaders, and members which include small business owners. As I’m spending more time in the Bronx and observing the Bronx, I’m relying and reading through Carolyn McLaughlin’s book, South Bronx Battles. Carolyn…
Archives for July 2022
A Cleaner Bronx
Through walking through the neighborhoods of Morrisania, Melrose, Crotona Park East and Hunts Point my supervisors Kerry and Yesmin have spoken a lot about the history of the Bronx – the ways in which vacant lots have been built into buildings, the renovations of parks, streets, and so much more. And as I walk through…
What Now?
Throughout the past week, a lot has changed. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade and as the days have continued, I am feeling exhausted. Exhausted that we are moving backwards, but not surprised that these are the ways in which events are playing out. Because America has always been a country built on white…
