Renee Kemp-Rotan celebrates the promise of a unique American community with strong African roots.

Ramsey Sprague, Vickii Howell, and Renee Kemp-Rotan demand environmental justice for a community, long battered by industrial encroachment and pollution.

Deborah G. Plant and Renee Kemp-Rotan explore systemic racism and generational trauma in the United States.

Nathaniel Patterson and Vickii Howell examine Africatown’s economic challenges and offer a vision of future prosperity.

Renee Kemp-Rotan profiles sites and buildings central to Africatown’s story.

Craig Wilkins and Renee Kemp-Rotan argue for an embrace of Black identity and design traditions in Africatown.

Vickii Howell charts the history of land use, development, and planning in Africatown.

How should sensitive historical sites and artifacts be interpreted? A recent initiative proposed best practices.

Renee Kemp-Rotan discusses how the history of Africatown, Alabama, could be a catalyst for cultural renewal and economic regeneration.

The Boston-based studio shares its work through a virtual visit.

Winnipeg-based 5468796 discusses its interdisciplinary practice.

Charles Frederick takes us on a journey down the Mahoning River.

Quilian Riano explores efforts to remove industrial dams in Northeast Ohio.

Terry Schwarz profiles an initiative that decommissions streets in a shrinking Youngstown.

Roy Messing considers the employee-owned business model for local factories.

Nonprofit leader Jennifer Roller discusses economic opportunity and racial equity.

A Warren, Ohio, nonprofit creates high-quality local jobs in the construction sector.

Quilian Riano and Kristen Zeiber examine economic development models centered on healthcare institutions.