Kelwin Harris“MY COUNTRY”: THE CREATION OF A WHITE AESTHETIC IN AMERICAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS AND CURTIS MAYFIELD’S…Posted on April 4, 2021 by Kelwin Harris8 min read·Apr 4, 2021--1--1
Kelwin HarrisHIDDEN 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…8 min read·Mar 9, 2021----
Kelwin HarrisMy 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…11 min read·Mar 7, 2021----
Kelwin HarrisThe Ancestors I Found Hanging in My ClosetWas I wearing Brooks Brothers or was Brooks Brothers wearing me?5 min read·Jun 17, 2020----
Kelwin HarrisAmerican 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…38 min read·Nov 26, 2019----
Kelwin HarrisSacred Ground: Venerable Man — Timuel Black, Elder Statesman of Black Chicago4 min read·Feb 10, 2019----
Kelwin HarrisRobbins, 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…4 min read·Jan 15, 2019----
Kelwin HarrisGhetto 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…24 min read·Jan 8, 2019----
Kelwin HarrisVilified 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…3 min read·Jan 5, 2019----
Kelwin HarrisHow 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…35 min read·Jun 16, 2018----