{"product_id":"book-jrit","title":"Reclaiming Your Community","description":"How can we solve the problem of persistent poverty in low-status communities? Majora Carter argues that these areas need a talent-retention strategy, just like the ones companies have. Retaining homegrown talent is a critical part of creating a strong local economy that can resist gentrification. But too many people born in low-status communities measure their success by how far away from them they can get.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarter, who could have been one of them, returned to the South Bronx and devised a development strategy rooted in the conviction that these communities have the resources within themselves to succeed. She advocates measures such as building mixed-income instead of exclusively low-income housing to create a diverse and robust economic ecosystem; showing homeowners how to maximize the long-term value of their property so they won't succumb to quick-cash offers from speculators; and keeping people and dollars in the community by developing vibrant \"third spaces\"—restaurants, bookstores, and places like Carter's own Boogie Down Grind Cafe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is a profoundly personal book. Carter writes about her brother's murder, how turning a local dumping ground into an award-winning park opened her eyes to the hidden potential in her community, her struggles as a woman of color confronting the \"male and pale\" real estate and nonprofit establishments, and much more. It is a powerful rethinking of poverty, economic development, and the meaning of success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Editing errors which were present in this audio recording have been corrected as of September 2024.  ","brand":"Ascent Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49362528731440,"sku":"BDjrit","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49362528829744,"sku":"ZEjrit","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49362528895280,"sku":"ZMjrit","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/jrit-cover.jpg?v=1763031134","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jrit","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}