Kevon Paynter
Resilience.org
Washington, DC, United States
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Past articles by Kevon:
“The Price on Everything Is Love”: How a Detroit Community Overcomes a Lack of City Services
That’s when her charitable acts became a community shop—Detroiters Helping Each Other DHEO —where kindness and generosity is the currency of exchange. → Read More
How Issues in the South Affect the Entire Nation by Kevon Paynter —
The South is a proven testing ground for regressive policies and practices that often make their way to the rest of the U.S. → Read More
Black Entrepreneurs Lead the Charge in Baltimore’s Economic Renewal by Kevon Paynter —
Rehabilitating derelict properties into sites for workforce training, manufacturing, and sustainable employment aligns with the priorities of the city. → Read More
Black Farmers Reviving Their African Roots: “We Are Feeding Our Liberation”
Xavier Brown, a certified master composter for the city, helped Luther and Kirby transform an empty lot into the Dix Street community garden as part of an urban agricultural initiative called Soilful City. → Read More
First US City to Ban Fossil Fuel Expansion Offers Roadmap for Others
Portland, Oregon, climate activists celebrate a win against Big Oil. → Read More
First U.S. City to Ban Fossil Fuel Expansion Offers Roadmap for Others
Portland, Oregon climate activists celebrate a win against Big Oil as city- and state-level initiatives gain momentum across the country. → Read More
First U.S. City to Ban Fossil Fuel Expansion Offers Roadmap for Others
And while the court ruling could set precedent for similar climate action elsewhere, how Portland passed the nation’s first fossil fuel infrastructure ban holds important lessons for how other communities can use grassroots activism to implement the renewable energy transition in their cities. → Read More
First U.S. City to Ban Fossil Fuel Expansion Offers Roadmap for Others by Kevon Paynter —
Portland, Ore., climate activists celebrate a win against Big Oil as city- and state-level initiatives gain momentum across the country. → Read More
With marijuana now legal, Los Angeles goes further to make amends for the war on drugs
How one city is repairing the damage caused by marijuana prohibition for the people who’ve been most affected. → Read More
With Marijuana Now Legal, L.A. Goes Further to Make Amends for the War on Drugs by Kevon Paynter —
The city creates a “social equity” tier of applications who will receive priority for marijuana business permits. → Read More
San Francisco Is Designing a Plaza to Encourage Civic Activism and Protest
San Francisco is moving to encourage public assembly. → Read More
The City That Still Wants to Encourage Public Protest by Kevon Paynter —
While many state and local governments have moved to stifle civil disobedience in recent years, San Francisco is building a public space to support civic activism. → Read More
#SwipeItForward: Fighting to Bring Transit Access for All to New York City by Kevon Paynter —
The campaign is working to end the criminalization of people who can’t afford subway fares—because no one should go to jail for $2.75. → Read More
Before the NFL Took a Knee: 4 Lesser-Known Moments of Resistance in Sports History by Kevon Paynter —
This isn’t the first time the world of professional sports has entered the fight for civil rights and racial justice. → Read More
Baltimore's Push to Solve Its Affordable Housing Crisis With Community Land Trusts
Land trusts could keep families living affordably. → Read More
Baltimore’s Push to Solve Its Affordable Housing Crisis With Community Land Trusts
Community groups in Baltimore believe community land trusts could be the way to keep families living affordably in a fast-gentrifying city. → Read More
Baltimore’s Push to Solve Its Affordable Housing Crisis With Community Land Trusts by Kevon Paynter —
Community groups throughout the city say land trusts could keep families living affordably in a fast-gentrifying city. → Read More
Baltimore’s Push to Solve Its Affordable Housing Crisis With Community Land Trusts
Community groups throughout the city say land trusts could keep families living affordably in a fast-gentrifying city. → Read More
Why Philly’s New Pride Flag Has Black and Brown Stripes by Kevon Paynter —
Mixed reactions reveal the change is not fully embraced by everyone. But LGBTQ groups are working to make the city more inclusive to people of color. → Read More