Bronx Quote by Majora Carter

Working-class and poor urban Americans are not benefiting economically from our current food system. It relies too much on transportation, chemical fertilization, big use…

— Majora Carter

'This will pass and it always does.' I consistently have to keep telling myself that because being an entrepreneur means that you go to…

— Majora Carter

Prior to Katrina, the South Bronx and New Orleans' Ninth Ward had a lot in common. Both were largely populated by poor people of…

— Majora Carter

I want to be known as someone who got caught trying. Yup. Trying to make communities that didn't think much of themselves see themselves…

— Majora Carter

Most people don't know that the biggest regret that I have - and it's a biggie - is not fighting harder for policy and…

— Majora Carter

We want to bring enterprise back to blighted urban areas. People there have been told nothing is ever going to change. The policy makers…

— Majora Carter

You shouldn't have to leave your neighborhood to live in a better one,

— Majora Carter

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…

— Majora Carter

Even when we think or talk about recycling, lots of recyclable stuff ends up getting incinerated or in landfills and leaving many municipalities, diversion…

— Majora Carter

I do have a problem with developments that hyper-exploit politically vulnerable communities for profit. That it continues is a shame upon us all, because…

— Majora Carter

Build. Transform. Love. These are words I use all the time as we speak about community building and even real estate development because these…

— Majora Carter

Environmental justice [means that] no community should be saddled with more environmental burdens and less environmental benefits than any other.

— Majora Carter