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NC Fried Urbanism, Part 1
What I felt, was peaceful and affirmed. Things have changed, but I’ve changed too. Part 1 of my thoughts on CNU for the first time in 5 years, NC for…
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I’m going home next week. He won’t be there, though.
Going home is always a big deal. But there’s not just one, but two major things that have happened since then on my mind this week. A tribute to my dad…
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Toward a Black Queer Feminist Urbanist Kwanzaa
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A Black Queer Feminist Urbanist War on Cars, Part 1
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Community Care at the Mall?
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In a Multiverse of Urbanisms, my Black Queer Feminist Urbanism is Enough
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Some of my transit stories are magic
Today I got to use a major transit addition for the third time on its first day. This one felt especially special, because it seemed to go from dream to…
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Medical cages, spiritual chains, and crowns of fear.
THIS WEEK IN THE NEWSLETTERI decided to end my personal comfort series early, by taking about medical cages, spiritual chains, and crowns of fear all at…
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Blackboards and blackouts
I’m always at the top of the class, doing my best work, until I blackout.
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Step back, doors closing.
The chimes of public transportation vehicles remind me that being on transit is both a celebration and a gamble.
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Four posts, four walls, or four people?
This week I talk about how private residences have a 50/50 chance of being comfortable for me. Plus all my recommendations for the week.
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Squeezing the (plastic) lemon
If life gives you lemons, you reminisce about the happy times at restaurants with a slightly true story of squeezing plastic lemons and going on a…
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Between the folds and under the threads
Why I care so much that we have a yarn store that’s transit- accessible and inclusive of identities. This is part three of my series on my personal…
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The Black Urbanist Weekly with Kristen Jeffers
The Black Urbanist Weekly with Kristen Jeffers
Black Queer Feminist Urbanism from me, Kristen Jeffers, a Black nonbinary femme-presenting North Carolinian in the DC metro. Join me on Fridays for reflections, analysis, book and music recommendations, and special announcements!
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