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In 2001, Carter challenged New York City’s plan for a solid waste management plant to process 40 percent of the city’s garbage at a facility on the Hunts Point waterfront.{{Fact|date=December 2008}} Successfully diverting this plan{{Fact|date=December 2008}}, Carter formalized this action by forming the [[Sustainable South Bronx]], which she runs as executive director. |
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Majora Carter (born c. 1966[citation needed]) is an American environmental advocate from the South Bronx, New York. She founded the non-profit Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx) and is currently president of the green-collar economic consulting firm, The Majora Carter Group, LLC.[1]
Early life
Majora Carter graduated from Head Start, PS 48, IS 74 and the Bronx High School of Science.[2] She went on to receive a B.A. in film studies from Wesleyan University in 1988, and in 1997 received an M.F.A. from New York University. [1]
Sustainable South Bronx
In August 2001, Carter founded Sustainable South Bronx, and served as Executive Director until July 2008.
TV and radio
Template:Future In 2007 Carter helped launch[citation needed] Robert Redford's The Green, a weekly three-hour television segment dedicated to the environment, shown on the Sundance Channel.[2] In addition to using their programming as a platform for her environmental philosophy, she was also given the opportunity to deliver her own 90 second op-ed pieces.
In 2008, Majora and Peabody Award winning public radio producer Marge Ostroushko won a 3-way competition for a Corporation for Public Broadcasting grant between Majora, The New York Times food writer Mark Bittman, and former Saturday Night Live actor Julia Sweeney. Her show will consist of 10 installments over 2009 and is called, The Promised Land. [citation needed]
Criticism
The New York Times states that Carter has been criticized for taking the credit for obtaining funding or for accomplishments when others should share the credit and also takes credit for uncompleted projects such as the Bronx River Greenway.[3] In addition, some in the community resent her celebrity. Responding to this, in an interview with the Times, Carter stated, "There is a light that comes to this community because of what I have done.” [3]
It is also noted in the NY Times article that the primary source of income of Carter's consulting firm is fees for her speaking at $25,000 per speech. The consulting firm employs her husband. [3]
Notes
- ^ a b Majora Carter, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Current Fellows index. Accessed online 6 March 2007.
- ^ a b The Green on Sundance Channel. Accessed online June 17, 2007
- ^ a b c Marguerite Holloway, The Green Power Broker The New York Times. [1]
External links
- SustainableSouthBronx.org
- Majora Carter's 19 min Talk at TED Conference (2006) Monterey, CA