Majora Carter

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Real Estate Developer, Peabody Award-Winning Broadcaster & Urban Revitalization Strategy Consultant; TED Speaker; Author of "Reclaiming Your Community"

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Majora Carter Biography

Majora Carter is a real estate developer, urban revitalization strategy consultant, MacArthur Fellow, and Peabody Award-winning broadcaster. She has been instrumental in creating numerous economic development, technology inclusion, and green-infrastructure projects, policies, and job training and placement systems. She also serves as a lecturer at Princeton University's Keller Center.

Carter's quote, "Nobody should have to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one" - which is also the subtitle of her 2022 book, "Reclaiming Your Community" - is featured on the walls of the Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture in DC. This encapsulates her focus on using corporate talent-retention consulting practices to mitigate brain drain in American low-status communities. Her extensive work spans across the South Bronx and various cities in North America and abroad, pioneering sustainable economic development and transforming communities into thriving local economies.

In 2017, Carter launched the Boogie Down Grind, a Hip Hop themed specialty coffee and craft beer spot in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx, marking the first commercial "3rd Space" in the area since the mid-1980s. This venue has not only served the community but also provided investment opportunities for local families through SEC-approved online platforms. Her innovative approaches have earned her 8 honorary PhDs and numerous accolades, including the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs, the Silicon Alley 100 by Business Insider, and the Liberty Medal for Lifetime Achievement by News Corp.

Carter continues to serve on the board of directors for STREB and Solar One. She has also been a board member of the US Green Building Council, Ceres, The Wilderness Society, and the Andrew Goodman Foundation. A Bronx native, Carter is a Bronx High School of Science alumna, earned her BA from Wesleyan University, and holds an MFA from New York University. After founding Sustainable South Bronx in 2001 and Green For All in 2007, she established her private consulting firm in 2008, which was recognized as Best for the World by B-Corp in 2014.

Her entrepreneurial spirit was also evident when she launched StartUp Box, a pioneering tech social enterprise that provided entry-level tech jobs in the South Bronx from 2014 to 2018, linking tech industry giants like Etsy, Gust, FreshDirect, Google, and Cisco with diverse communities. Carter's multifaceted career demonstrates her commitment to fostering economic and environmental development, making her a notable figure in urban revitalization efforts.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/08/2024.

Majora Carter Speaking Topics

  • Majora Carter's Speaking Topics

    Whether your aim is to inspire new thinking among an established audience, bring together different constituencies in a productive forum for honest discussions about important topics, or demonstrate to lay people and professionals alike that more is possible, Majora can help.

    Topics Include:

    • Urban Revitalization
    • Real Estate
    • Developing healthy, equitable cities for all
    • Reclaiming Your Community
    • Wealth Inequality
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Sustainability

Majora Carter Videos

  • You Don't Have to Leave Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One | TED
    Low-status neighborhoods in the US are often stuck between stagnating assistance from the government and gentrification at the hands of real estate...
  • Majora Carter Equity Summit Keynote
    Majora Carter gave the 2022 Equity Summit primary keynote during the first half of day one. Majora Carter is a real estate developer, urban...
  • Majora Carter - Community as Corporation
    Talent-Retention in Low-Status America Lecture by Majora Carter

Majora Carter Books

  • Reclaiming Your Community: You Don’t Have to Move out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One
    Reclaiming Your Community: You Don’t Have to Move out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One

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