BRIC and BlackSpace Present: Kinfolx Imagining Neighborhoods Pitch Night

Kinfolx Imagining Neighborhoods: Pitch Night is a free and public event co-presented by BlackSpace Urbanist Collective and BRIC. Founders will pitch their businesses and the creative services that are shaping how neighborhoods, culture, and public space come to life.

Program Schedule*evening times are in EST

5:30 Doors Open

6:00 Keynote + Livestream Begins

7:00 Live Pitches

7:45 People’s Choice Voting

8:15 Judges Announce Prizes + Stoop Social

9:00 Doors Close

The Stoop Social is cash bar reception is where we announce prize winners in person and on the livestream, vibe on the stoop, and celebrate BlackSpace’s 10-year anniversary with limited edition drinks and merch. Pull up in person or rsvp for the livestream.

Keynote Speaker

Germane Barnes, Founder + Director of Studio Barnes. Germane is an architect placing identity, history, and narrative at the center of design, redefining what architecture can be for Black futures and the communities we build with.

Live Pitches

• Vanessa Morrison, Open Design Collective (OKC)
• Britt Redd, Ubuntu Planning Studio (INDY)
• Sophonie Joseph, Joseph Urban Planning (NYC)
• Kent Harris, In Good Company (NYC/Ohio)
• Danicia Malone, Rokh Research and Design Studio (INDY)
• Phillip Boykin, IQLand Innovation (OKC)
• Courtney Morgan, Studio for Collaborative Research & Design (NYC/Baltimore)
• Gabrielle Davenport, BEM | books & more (NYC)

Pitch Judges

A powerhouse urbanist panel bringing expertise across entrepreneurship, finance, culture, and urban development.

• Majora Carter, Founder and CEO, Majora Carter Group and MacArthur Fellow
• Calvin T. Brown, Deputy Commissioner for Neighborhood Development, NYC Department of Small Business Services
• Dara Kagan, the first ever Vice President of Social Impact Banking, Amalgamated Bank
• Fitgi Saint-Louis, Founder of Citi of Saints, and multidisciplinary designer and artist.

Sponsors + Partners

1772 Foundation • Amalgamated Bank • Atlanta Beltline • BRIC Arts Media • Brooklyn Org • Divine Explosion Arts Program • Henry Luce Foundation • Ikenga Wines • Mellon Foundation • Robert Sterling Clark Foundation • Youth Design Center