BKIOS. Ayesha McGowan. Episode 15.

05/09/18 • 25 min

Black Kids in Outer Space interviews Ayesha McGowan. McGowan won her first state championship in her third race. It didn't take long for her to notice that she was one of very few females of African-American descent on the scene. In fact, she discovered that there had not been a single African-American pro road cyclist, ever. She has taken it upon herself to become the first. Support her here: http://www.aquickbrownfox.com/ Join InTandem Late Night Donut Ride here: http://www.thedonutride.com/ InTandem supports bicyclists with visual impairments experience cycling.

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Black Kids in Outer Space had a panel discussion about the Future of Space in New Jersey with Enjoleah Daye and Thalya Yanell Reyes. Enjoleah Daye is a Transportation Planner and transit equity and bicycle enthusiast with eight years of diverse experience in corridor planning, NEPA analysis, transportation demand management, and technical writing. She is Rutgers grad. Thalya Reyes is a candidate for the dual Master’s in Public Policy and City & Regional Planning from the Bloustein School at Rutgers University. She also studied economics at Michigan State University. Reyes has researched a variety of issues related to economic well-being, environmental justice, and regional development including the impacts of climate change on public transportation infrastructure and policy, place-based and child-focused poverty eradication programs, and public schools and education.

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BKIOS. Dr. Malo Hutson. Episode 16

Black Kids in Outer Space speaks with Malo Hutson. Hutson is an Associate Professor in Urban Planning and founder and director of the Urban Community and Health Equity Lab within the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University. He is also an Associate Member of the Earth Institute faculty at Columbia. Hutson is a widely-recognized scholar, teacher, and practitioner whose research at the intersection of urban planning and health inequities is of profound relevance in the planning of today’s cities across the United States, and around the world. Professor Hutson’s specific focus is on community development and urban equity, racial and ethnic inequalities and urban policy, as well as the built environment and health. Dr. Hutson has worked nationally and internationally on community-centered projects that improve the economic, environmental, political, and social well-being of urban residents. His research and writing have been recognized by numerous awards and grants, and his most recent book, The Urban Struggle for Economic, Environmental, and Social Justice: Deepening Their Roots, explores the efforts by coalitions of residents, community leaders, unions, and others to resist displacement as a result of neighborhood change and gentrification. Dr. Hutson received his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and earned both his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Master of City Planning degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. Prior to joining Columbia GSAPP, Malo Hutson was an Associate Professor and the Chancellor's Professor of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, where he also served as the Associate Director of the Institute of Urban and Regional Planning (IURD) and Chair of the Urban Studies Program. In addition, Dr. Hutson is an alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program where he was a fellow at the University of Michigan’s Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health within the School of Public Health.