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
justice environmental development
Sustainable South Bronx advocates for environmental justice through sustainable environmental and economic development projects.
affecting gets hauled piece
Just because you have a piece of trash and you throw it away and it gets hauled away, it doesn't mean that it's not affecting someone else.
closer everybody growing opportunity tied whether
My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and see that as an opportunity for growing closer together as a culture and as a world.
considered decent inner life places popular whether
What's popular in places considered ghettos - whether that's the inner city or Appalachia - is having a decent quality of life.
block board boys bronx corner craziest guys noticed respect
One thing I noticed working in the Bronx is that leaders come in the craziest places. They don't always show up at community board meetings. Sometimes it's just the guys on the corner that the boys on the block respect.
destruction bronx inevitable
Neither the Destruction of the Ninth Ward Nor the South Bronx Was Inevitable
accomplishment people generations
Jane Jacobs work wouldnt have been complete if it hadn't inspired others to carry it on, and evolve Jane's groundbreaking accomplishments so that the essential kernel of thought remains relevant for future generations. The essayists in What We See have built on those essential footholds that people who have never heard of Jane Jacobs will benefit from for decades.
problem ifs solutions
If we are going to be part of the solution, we have to engage the problems.
motivation distance inspiration
As a black person in America, I am twice as likely as a white person to live in an area where air pollution poses the greatest risk to my health. I am five times more likely to live within walking distance of a power plant or chemical facility - which I do.
mean justice community
Environmental justice [means that] no community should be saddled with more environmental burdens and less environmental benefits than any other.
hurt often-is giving
To me, charity often is just about giving, because you’re supposed to, or because it’s what you’ve always done — or it’s about giving until it hurts.
color people community
Poor people of all colors are getting poorer and our communities are getting more toxic. There is a misconception that to grow our economy we will have to do business as usual, because cleaning up the environment, mitigating climate change is just too costly. Well, I say the business of poverty is just too expensive a bill for humanity to pay any longer.
healthy world want
We've got to decide that we want to live in a world that is sane and happy and healthy, and that everyone deserves that.
neighborhood
You shouldn't have to leave your neighborhood to live in a better one,