“I did not run off, for I thought that wicked, but I walked off, believing that to be all right,” said Sojourner Truth about her escape from slavery. How does this relate to city planning? Majora Carter, an “urban revitalization strategy consultant,” eloquently explains at the Van Alen Institute, with music from Jole Blonde.

• •  Person: Sojourner Truth
  •  Place: Emscher Park
  •  Thing: NY Times front page, 4/5/13
  •  Randy’s Place: Columbus Circle