2021
Africatown’s Environment: The Race and Justice Narrative
Ramsey Sprague, Vickii Howell, and Renee Kemp-Rotan demand environmental justice for a community, long battered by industrial encroachment and pollution.
Cudjo Say I Cry | Health and Justice
Deborah G. Plant and Renee Kemp-Rotan explore systemic racism and generational trauma in the United States.
Cultural Economics
Nathaniel Patterson and Vickii Howell examine Africatown’s economic challenges and offer a vision of future prosperity.
Sites of Interpretation | The Africatown International Design Idea Competition
Renee Kemp-Rotan profiles sites and buildings central to Africatown’s story.
Racialization of Space and Spatialization of Race
Craig Wilkins and Renee Kemp-Rotan argue for an embrace of Black identity and design traditions in Africatown.
Efforts and Gaps | Neighborhood Development Plans
Vickii Howell charts the history of land use, development, and planning in Africatown.
The Rubric | Engaging Descendants in the Interpretation of Africatown’s Historic Sites
How should sensitive historical sites and artifacts be interpreted? A recent initiative proposed best practices.
In the Mahoning Valley, Ohio
Editors Quilian Riano and Kristen Zeiber and report contributors Helen Liggett, Gary Honeywood, and Matt Martin present the report In the Mahoning Valley and discuss key themes and findings.
Out of Scale
Courtney Richeson seeks refuge from the pandemic in deserted open spaces.