AVOID THE SINS OF THE PAST BY GETTING
MEANINGFUL INPUT FROM MARGINALIZED PEOPLE
Amy Stelly said parachute planning, when outsiders produce quick fixes for complex problems, rarely helps a marginalized community.
When Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans’ Lower Ninth
Ward, one of the first planning suggestions was to abandon the historically
Black community rather than building stronger levees and rebuilding.
Then some well-meaning, but misguided foundations, — some
backed by celebrities — built structures that were out of place, and despite a
slew of technology in their design, did not weather well.
Vacant lots still scar the neighborhood where Fats Domino
and other music legends grew up or lived.
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