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Majora Carter (born October 27, 1966) is an American urban revitalization strategist and public radio host from the South Bronx area of New York City. Carter founded and led the non-profit environmental justice solutions corporation Sustainable South Bronx [2] from 2001 onward, before entering the private sector in 2008.
Majora Carter is a MacArthur Fellow and Peabody Award winner who creates economic development, technology inclusion and green-infrastructure projects in low-status communities. She is the founder of Sustainable South Bronx, Green For All and Majora Carter Group, and has received numerous awards and honors for her work.
Majora Carter Group is a firm led by MacArthur Fellow and Peabody Award winner Majora Carter, who specializes in economic development, technology inclusion and green-infrastructure projects. The group offers strategy, speaking and media services to clients who want to build new economic growth and revitalize communities.
Majora Carter is a MacArthur Fellow and a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster who helps develop economic development projects in underserved communities. She is also the owner of Boogie Down Grind coffee shop and the author of Reclaiming Your Community.
Jan 6, 2007 · In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx -- and shows how mino...
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Urban revitalizer Majora Carter has a solution: What if we treated these communities like struggling companies? She presents a restorative economic approach to capitalism, which seeks to retain talent, build resilient communities and prove that you don't have to move out of your neighborhood to live in a better one.
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Sep 29, 2006 · Majora Carter is the founder of Sustainable South Bronx, a group that fights for environmental justice and green development in a low-income and polluted neighborhood. She challenges Al Gore and other powerful figures to support her cause and inspires her community to dream of a better future.
