a literal grassroots revolution

Hattie Carthan, Frances Griscom Parsons, Liz Christy and more

My favorite spot at the Liz Christy garden 🕊 (photo mine!)

I walk by 679 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn whenever I’m on my way to my friend Everdeen’s house (which is to say, I walk by it often). There’s a grand Southern magnolia draping over the street, and if you’re headed to the park or scrolling Instagram at the bus stop, you might not ever have notic…