Round 4 grants: Migrant rights, police violence, anti-racism campaigns...
So the last post was on the Edge Fund and what that might look like in the Hill District. This post gives some specifics on the process, dollars awarded and the kinds of programs that received…
Decision Making, Democracy, Funding & Power. Feeling The Edge Fund.
Today, I am thankful for the model and extensive documentation of the England based Edge Fund. At the end of this post is a link to a post from this funding body titled, "How We Make Decisions"…
Hey, Affordable Housing in the Hill District is About You Too
I was just at my sister's and brother-in-law's apartment in Brooklyn, NY and so was in one of the most talked about places in the country when it comes to gentrification, so I will try to avoid…
The Harriet Tubman Museum and Education Center: History as Future and Development
Recently came back from vacation in Ocean, Pines, MD (been vacationing from Hillombo as well and will do better on that front) and at my wife's suggestion the family took a day to go…
I am Trayvon Martin... and his Father
Having the goal of running in Rep. Wheatley's Fall 5K, I was jogging recently with my brother and daughter in a wealthy, what I imagine is an almost entirely white enclave in Rehoboth Beach…
Cupcakes & Community Development
Continuing to think back to my stay in Anacostia, S.E. Washington D.C. and connections to the Hill District (see Mr. Laing Goes to Washington), allow me to introduce an impressive operation, Olivia's Cupcakes…
Mr. Laing Goes to Washington
Last week on the sad occasion of the passing of my father, Clarence Laing (love you, Dad), I went back home to the metropolitan DC…