The College of Architecture and Design continues its Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture Series on Monday, Sept. 22 with Majora Carter, an environmental activist and artist.

Carter will present her presentation, "Greening the Ghetto," which is the second in the series, at 5:30 p.m. in the McCarty Auditorium in the Art and Architecture Building. The lecture series will present contemporary artists and architects to speak throughout the semester.

Carter was born and raised in the South Bronx. She has traveled the world in search of various resources and new ideas not only to improve her hometown but also to improve other communities with vast environmental problems. 

In 2001 Carter founded Sustainable South Bronx, a non-profit environmental justice solutions corporation, to better communities through environmental projects addressed by the needs of the communities. Through this organization, Carter has created riverfront parks, walking and biking paths and green roofs.

In 2003 Carter created the Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training program. This program provides communities with a skilled workforce through urban green-collar job training and placement, which has reduced poverty in communities. BEST is one of the nation's first green-collar job training systems.

Carter has been named one of the "50 most influential women in New York City" by the NY Post and was named one of Essence Magazine's "25 most influential African Americans."