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In early 2021, Next City partnered with the High Line to convene a two-part webinar series, also called “The Future of Monumentality.” In it, notable designers, artists, architects, policymakers and activists deconstructed the imperial violence and white supremacist repression at the heart of Western expressions of monumentality, and reimagined the form, function and role of commemoration as we move toward a more inclusive future. (You can also view these recordings in full in our ar...

Across the country, neighborhoods that were formerly redlined are 5-20 degrees hotter than neighborhoods that were not. Now, both the city of Richmond, VA and community members are trying to remedy this disparity with more parks and gardens.

Segregation of the past is impacting the climate of today By: Vanessa Misciagna and last updated 2021-07-29 17:44:44-04 RICHMOND, Va. — Duron Chavis is trying to right an environmental wrong in his neighborhood that’s been generations in the making. In Richmond’s Southside neighborhood, heat radiates from the asphalt and relief is hard to find. For the last five years, Chavis has been building community gardens as a way to rectify that, but he says the way his nei...