In today’s conversation, Dario sits with urbanist and architect Toni Griffin. Toni’s work asks us to question the design of our neighborhoods, communities, and cities. From values of belonging to voices of protection, Toni’s work calls us to stand in the center of who we say we are while gazing through the cities we claim to love. 
In this episode we explore themes of city design, inequity, and social injustice. 




Things we mention. 
https://www.designforthejustcity.org/read (99 Provocations to Disrupt Injustice in St.Louis )– Dario’s hometown for those who don’t know
https://www.designforthejustcity.org/ (Design for the Just City)
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b5dfb72697a9837b1f6751b/t/5b7d9e4221c67c1bee80cbb7/1534959170568/JustCityIndex_Site.pdf (A Just City Index)  – value indices and framework to consider for your “home”work 


Episode playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31GjRnXfUjo (99 Problems by Jay-Z)


Learn more about Toni’s work 
https://urbanac.city/ (UrbanAC.city)


This conversation was recorded on Jan 11, 2022


Host https://www.instagram.com/dario.studio/ (Dario Calmese) 
Producer https://www.instagram.com/carmendharris/ (Carmen D. Harris)  
Visual Art Direction and Designs: 
http://riverwildmen.com/ (River Wildmen), https://www.instagram.com/afrovisualism/ (AfroVisualism), https://www.instagram.com/stlab/?hl=en (Stephane Lab)
Original Music composed by http://www.dariocalmese.com/ (Dario Calmese) 
Visit us at https://www.blackimagination.com/oral-history (blackimagination.com )