Sahra Sulaiman
Sahra is Communities Editor for Streetsblog L.A., covering the intersection of mobility with race, class, history, representation, policing, housing, health, culture, community, and access to the public space in Boyle Heights and South Los Angeles.
Recent Posts
“I Can’t Go Everywhere that I Thought I Could Go”
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When Black and Brown cyclists need safety from more than traffic
Webinar on Policing and Mobility Underscores Struggle of Urban Planning to Center Justice
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There is no way forward without a genuine reckoning with the costs that structures empowered to hold blackness at bay continue to exact from people of color.
America Walks “Walking Toward Justice” Webinar: The Color of Law & Residential Segregation
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A conversation about how to have uncomfortable conversations, moderated by Charles T. Brown and featuring Tamika Butler, Sahra Sulaiman, Sonia Jimenez, and author Richard Rothstein.
Tamika Butler to Step Down as Head of LACBC; Leaves Behind Strong Legacy of Inclusion in Transportation
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Perhaps the most powerful thing Butler did during her tenure was to consistently give of herself to create space for others on the margins in a field where there is currently precious little.
The Women’s March, the “It’s Not Your Time” Doctrine, Urban Planning, and You
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The divide between the communities I write about and the people who seek to plan or advocate on their behalf has never felt deeper.