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Fifth Ward bike tours aim to educate
“If you don’t start coming to meetings and assisting with your voice, we are going to lose. It’s not too late. (Developers) feel like they have already won,” London told the group of about 20 cyclists as they stood outside Feeling Juicy, a Fifth Ward juice bar that London highlighted as a neighborhood jewel.
— Houston Chronicle
March 20, 2022
What's the price of community?
Kendra London grew up in the historically Black Fifth Ward neighborhood in Houston, raised by her grandmother and the elders of their community. London thought she would one day become one of them, sitting on the porch and watching over her “village.”
— USA Today
Jan. 25, 2022
Houston is often touted as one of the most affordable cities. But is it really?
On Wednesday, [London] spent the afternoon back in her childhood neighborhood. She had picked up bags of mulch for her grandmother to spruce up her flower bed. Neighborhood kids who had been playing outside ran up to help carry the bags to the porch.
“I would not have this in the community I’ve been forced into,” London said, her voice tightening with emotion. “My thing is to advocate so much for affordable housing that I’ll find a way to come back.”
— Houston Chronicle
June 24, 2021
How One Project Could Reshape a Community
The pandemic also made it much harder for Fifth Ward residents to participate in Midway’s primary outreach mechanism—two virtual workshops held last October. Kendra London, a neighborhood activist who leads a group called the Circle Coalition, was concerned because she knew how many residents lacked internet access or devices to participate.
— Houstonia Magazine
May 26, 2021
Fifth Ward agency approves massive development deal
Fifth Ward native Kendra London said the board’s action ensures Fifth Ward wil be the “epicenter of gentrification.” Still, London said she ended the day upbeat. “I’m proud of my community today. To have that much support from the community, it makes me smile,” she said. “I don’t see it as a defeat at all. The work continues.”