Majora Carter
Majora Carter
Majora Carteris an American urban revitalization strategist and public radio host, from the South Bronx area of New York City. Carter founded and led the non-profit environmental justice solutions corporation Sustainable South Bronx from 2001 onward, before entering the private sector in 2008...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth27 October 1966
CountryUnited States of America
Majora Carter quotes about
believe cheaper costs handling health people public social solutions
Many people still believe that 'green' solutions are too expensive, but they are actually much cheaper when all of the costs to public health, social services, and waste handling are factored into the same equation.
motivation inspiration class
Race and class are extremely reliable indicators as to where one might find the good stuff, like parks and trees, and where one might find the bad stuff, like power plants and waste facilities.
people may want
We want to bring enterprise back to blighted urban areas. People there have been told nothing is ever going to change. The policy makers may feel the same way.
fear people understand
You know, people understand fear and opportunity. It may look different, but it's really the same thing.
business economic goals local money positive realize small ways
I am a local economic revitalization strategist. But I am also a TV/radio host, and a small business owner. I find ways to use money more efficiently to realize positive goals for everyone.
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It's time to stop building the shopping malls, the prisons, the stadiums and other tributes to all of our collective failures. It is time that we start building living monuments to hope and possibility.