Majora Carter
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Bio
Majora Carter is an internationally renowned urban revitalization strategy consultant, real estate developer, and Peabody Award winning broadcaster. She is responsible for the creation & successful implementation of numerous green-infrastructure projects, policies, and job training & placement systems.
After establishing several local and national organizations to carry on that work, she built on this foundation with innovative ventures and insights into urban economic developments designed to help move Americans out of poverty.
Her long list of awards and honorary degrees include accolades from groups as diverse as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, John Podesta’s Center for American Progress, Goldman Sachs, as well as a MacArthur “genius” Fellowship. Her 2006 TED talk was one of the first 6 videos to launch their groundbreaking website.
Majora embodies the American Dream. She has continually set new standards of excellence with projects in her South Bronx community, while expanding her reach nationally and internationally. Her philanthropic pursuits and business interests have all pointed toward greater self-esteem and economic potential for low-income people everywhere.
Majora is Co-Founder & CEO of StartUpBox.SouthBronx (sbsq.org). This enterprise-generating project is seeding the ground for community participation in accessible and lucrative economic growth trends for the 21st century. In 2012, Majora was one of BusinessInsider.com’s ‘Silicon Alley 100’, a strong supporter and participant of DigitalUndivided.com / #Focus100, and one of Goldman-Sachs ‘100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs’. She will be speaking at NYC’s very own Etsy.com’s #HelloEtsy conference, May 23, 2013.
In 2007, while at the helm of Sustainable South Bronx, Majora Carter brought MIT’s first ever Mobile Fab-Lab (digital fabrication laboratory) to the South Bronx where it served as an early iteration of the “Maker-Space” found elsewhere today. It drew residents and visitors together in the South Bronx for creative collaborations. In July 2013, Majora will be a featured speaker at M.I.T. for Platform.org as she continues to drive the financial currents seeking out diversity & innovation, into the communities left out of previous economic booms.
Appearances on CUNY TV
Black America
- Urban Revitalization with Majora Carter
February 22, 2017
Brian Lehrer Live
BrianLehrer.tv
- WNYC & APOLLO PRESENT DREAMS FOR NYC INSPIRED BY MLK
January 21, 2015
CUNY Forum
- Urban Development: Community or Economy
February 27, 2001
CUNY TV Special
- Robert Moses and the Modern City: Lessons from Robert Moses
February 1, 2007
Keeping Relevant With Ronnie Eldridge
- Majora Carter, founder, Sustainable South Bronx
February 20, 2007
One to One
- Majora Carter, environmental justice activist
June 10, 2009
POTUS 2017 with Brian Lehrer
- MLK Jr. Day And Obama's Farewell
January 11, 2017
