The record
Thirty years of
showing up.
31 accounts of what he actually did, from a house turned into a classroom to a committee chair deciding what gets built. Each one is the full story, as published.
Every seat at the table
What the claim is built on.
The firm says it has sat in every seat. This is the evidence, grouped by the seat he was sitting in at the time.
2 accounts
Before office
What he did before anyone was watching.
Brothers Turn Dream Into Determination
Turning his mother's house into a classroom at 25.
→ 1996First African American Student Curator: University of Missouri
The Board of Curators governs the four-campus University of Missouri system, and the student curator is its non-voting student representative.
→18 accounts
City Council 1999-2007
Eight years in office, and what he did with them.
Labor Unions Partner with City to Renovate Community Centers
During my time on the Kansas City Council, I forged a working relationship with local labor unions that went beyond endorsements and campaign contributions.
→ July 2000Nash Targets Ground Zero of Blight
Six days on one of the city's hardest corners.
→ September 2000Bridging the Racial Divide
Convening across a divide the city had stopped crossing.
→ November 2000Presenting an Award to Bishop Desmond Tutu in Hong Kong
The invitation to present an award to Bishop Tutu came through my PTPI involvement.
→ December 2000Leading a Delegation to Cuba
Cuba's healthcare system is built on a model of community-based primary care that puts a doctor in every neighborhood.
→ 2001International Trade: Mexico, Costa Rica, and Global Economic Development
During my council tenure, I took part in trade missions to Mexico (2001) and Costa Rica (2004).
→ 2001 to 2013Oasis in a Food Desert
Residents in my district had to travel miles to buy fresh food. Not because they chose to live far from grocery stores.
→ 2001Sleeping in Fire Stations: The $276 Million Sales Tax Story
Sleeping in the stations until the city looked.
→ 2001Troost Revitalization
The street that divided the city.
→ June 2002Move Up at Hilltop Townhomes: Living Where the Problems Are
The complex was Hilltop Townhomes, 304 row houses on 34 acres abutting 20th Street and Topping Avenue. About 1,600 people lived there.
→ 2002Taking On Illegal Dumping: Environmental Justice
Illegal dumping in the Third District was not a nuisance. It was an environmental justice issue.
→ 2003Chair of Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development
Chairing the committee that decides what gets built.
→ 2003When the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Visited Kansas City
Affordable housing in America is funded through a complex web of federal, state, and local programs.
→ September 2004Securing Police Equipment and Safety Resources for the Third District
Working with Councilwoman Weaver, I secured funding for police trailers and ATVs for the Third District. These were not luxury purchases.
→ 2004Progressive Legislation for Inner City Neighborhoods
Legislation written for the neighborhoods that get skipped.
→ 2004Fighting for the Prospect Corridor
On the ground, on the record, and often at odds with colleagues who did not share my sense of urgency.
→ 2004Saving Leon's Thriftway and Seven Oaks Shopping Center
Leon's Thriftway at Seven Oaks Shopping Center was that kind of grocery store.
→ April 2005$300,000 for Inner City Youth
Working with Councilwoman Saundra McFadden-Weaver, I announced $300,000 in PIAC (Public Improvements Advisory Committee) funds to assist in the funding of the Champions Sports Complex for inner city youth in the Third District.
→2 accounts
Appointments
Named by a governor, and by the federal government.
Named to Presidential Rank Award Review Board
The organization facilitates citizen exchanges, professional delegations, and community partnerships across national borders.
→ 2009Appointed to the Missouri Housing Development Commission
Every developer pursuing LIHTC financing in Missouri must apply to MHDC. Every application is scored against the state's Qualified Allocation Plan.
→3 accounts
Consulting
Work that never becomes a building.
18th and Vine Streetcar Feasibility Study
Extending the streetcar to the Jazz District.
→ 2025 to 2026Quindaro Townsite: Reimagining a Nationally Significant Historic Site
The Nash Group is providing commercial development and urban core planning services for the Quindaro Townsite feasibility study, working as a subconsultant to Taliaferro and Browne, Inc. for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.
→ Date not yet establishedBeacon Hill Redevelopment: Transforming a Neighborhood
Transforming a neighborhood, not replacing it.
→2 accounts
Academia
Teaching the people who will sit in these seats next.
4 accounts
Recognition
What other people said about it.
50 Missourians You Should Know
Being named to this list meant that the business establishment in my home market had independently concluded that my career warranted attention.
→ 2017UMKC Defying the Odds Alumni Award
The law school alumni award, 2017.
→ 2020 and 2022Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America
When you say you are good, that is marketing.
→ 2022A Higher Calling: Father-Daughter Team Tackles Housing Crisis
Savoy, a father and daughter tackling the housing crisis.
→The underlying evidence
Every clipping, not a selection.
The accounts above cite the coverage. The full set of newspaper and magazine clippings is here, reproduced as published.