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Building community, connection and commitment for African American federal executives

Partnership for Public Service

To mark Black History Month, I spoke with Tyra Dent, president of the African American Federal Executive Association, a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 that is dedicated to preparing and supporting African Americans for advancement into and within the senior ranks of the federal government.

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Philadelphia 76ers ," 2023 ). The challenges are (1) reduce the likelihood of negative impacts on Chinatown, (2) figure out how to make Market East incredibly active, (3) especially wrt the ground plane of an arena (" How do you make the ground floor of an arena strengthen the area around it, rather than diminish it?