“MY COUNTRY”: THE CREATION OF A WHITE AESTHETIC IN AMERICAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS AND CURTIS MAYFIELD’S…Posted on April 4, 2021 by Kelwin HarrisApr 4, 2021Apr 4, 2021
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT — THE COOK COUNTY PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM AND EQUITY“Some of the ‘educated’ Negroes do not pay attention to such important matters as the assessment of property and the collection of taxes…Mar 9, 2021Mar 9, 2021
My Case for Reparations: Decoding the MatrixThe above image is a landscape art installation by a friend and former Cornell classmate, Amanda Williams. Amanda took soon-to-be…Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
The Ancestors I Found Hanging in My ClosetWas I wearing Brooks Brothers or was Brooks Brothers wearing me?Jun 17, 2020Jun 17, 2020
American Planning Association “People Behind the Plans” Podcast 11/14/2019<img class=”alignnone size-full wp-image-695" src=”https://kelwinsbigideas.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/apa-podcast-cover.jpg" alt=”APA…Nov 26, 2019Nov 26, 2019
Sacred Ground: Venerable Man — Timuel Black, Elder Statesman of Black ChicagoFeb 10, 2019Feb 10, 2019
Robbins, IL — A Story of Environmental Justice and Black IdentityRobbins’ origin story is one of a small village with a big history. It’s the oldest primarily African-American suburb in the Chicago…Jan 15, 2019Jan 15, 2019
Ghetto Code: A History of Segregation, Racial Zoning and Spatial Isolation in American CitiesZoning has been used by municipalities for the past century to steer environmental growth and direct land use agendas. It can be used for…Jan 8, 2019Jan 8, 2019
Vilified Sisters: Chicago, Mexico City and The Case for Citizen DiplomacyMuch has been written about subnational and local diplomacy as a foreign policy strategy and antidote to populist xenophobic rhetoric…Jan 5, 2019Jan 5, 2019
How European cities address racial equity, statues, and the politics of choosing to not forget — a…During my recent Marshall Memorial Fellowship with The German Marshall Fund of the United States, I had the opportunity to learn how…Jun 16, 2018Jun 16, 2018
