J.B Brazier
@jbyron.bsky.social
Reclaiming space on the South Side. Rooted in legacy. Leading with truth.
The best gift I ever got?
Time with my grandfather.
No wrapping paper, just wisdom.
I’m trying to give that kind of gift now. Time. Truth. Presence.
Merry Christmas to everyone building a legacy in quiet ways.
Time with my grandfather.
No wrapping paper, just wisdom.
I’m trying to give that kind of gift now. Time. Truth. Presence.
Merry Christmas to everyone building a legacy in quiet ways.
December 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The best gift I ever got?
Time with my grandfather.
No wrapping paper, just wisdom.
I’m trying to give that kind of gift now. Time. Truth. Presence.
Merry Christmas to everyone building a legacy in quiet ways.
Time with my grandfather.
No wrapping paper, just wisdom.
I’m trying to give that kind of gift now. Time. Truth. Presence.
Merry Christmas to everyone building a legacy in quiet ways.
What’s something you’re holding onto that’s not yours to carry into 2026?
December 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
What’s something you’re holding onto that’s not yours to carry into 2026?
Some folks are setting goals for next year.
Others are just trying to make rent this month.
Honor both.
Others are just trying to make rent this month.
Honor both.
December 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Some folks are setting goals for next year.
Others are just trying to make rent this month.
Honor both.
Others are just trying to make rent this month.
Honor both.
I’m not on Meta.
But I’m still in the loop.
Because community doesn’t run on apps, it runs on presence.
But I’m still in the loop.
Because community doesn’t run on apps, it runs on presence.
December 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I’m not on Meta.
But I’m still in the loop.
Because community doesn’t run on apps, it runs on presence.
But I’m still in the loop.
Because community doesn’t run on apps, it runs on presence.
What do you want to see in Woodlawn that doesn’t exist yet?
December 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
What do you want to see in Woodlawn that doesn’t exist yet?
Holiday season’s here. you all are still buying from folks who don’t even see you?
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Holiday season’s here. you all are still buying from folks who don’t even see you?
Some lessons don’t come from books.
They come from front porches, Sunday mornings, and quiet nods from elders who’ve seen it all.
They come from front porches, Sunday mornings, and quiet nods from elders who’ve seen it all.
December 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Some lessons don’t come from books.
They come from front porches, Sunday mornings, and quiet nods from elders who’ve seen it all.
They come from front porches, Sunday mornings, and quiet nods from elders who’ve seen it all.
If we’re spending money today, let it go where it grows us.
Buy from somebody who’s still building even when no one’s watching.
Buy from somebody who’s still building even when no one’s watching.
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
If we’re spending money today, let it go where it grows us.
Buy from somebody who’s still building even when no one’s watching.
Buy from somebody who’s still building even when no one’s watching.
It’s Small Business Saturday.
If you’re headed out to shop, skip the mall. Spend with the folks who actually need the sale.
South Side got what you’re looking for, with seasoning.
If you’re headed out to shop, skip the mall. Spend with the folks who actually need the sale.
South Side got what you’re looking for, with seasoning.
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It’s Small Business Saturday.
If you’re headed out to shop, skip the mall. Spend with the folks who actually need the sale.
South Side got what you’re looking for, with seasoning.
If you’re headed out to shop, skip the mall. Spend with the folks who actually need the sale.
South Side got what you’re looking for, with seasoning.
I’m not waiting on a holiday to feel grateful...
But I am taking a moment to say this:
I’m thankful for the people who stayed.
Who kept the lights on.
Who didn’t sell out when things got hard.
We’re still here and that’s a blessing.
But I am taking a moment to say this:
I’m thankful for the people who stayed.
Who kept the lights on.
Who didn’t sell out when things got hard.
We’re still here and that’s a blessing.
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I’m not waiting on a holiday to feel grateful...
But I am taking a moment to say this:
I’m thankful for the people who stayed.
Who kept the lights on.
Who didn’t sell out when things got hard.
We’re still here and that’s a blessing.
But I am taking a moment to say this:
I’m thankful for the people who stayed.
Who kept the lights on.
Who didn’t sell out when things got hard.
We’re still here and that’s a blessing.
Don’t just show up when the cameras do.
Show up when the block’s quiet.
That’s where it counts.
Show up when the block’s quiet.
That’s where it counts.
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Don’t just show up when the cameras do.
Show up when the block’s quiet.
That’s where it counts.
Show up when the block’s quiet.
That’s where it counts.
Stop waiting for the moment to be perfect.
Start with what you’ve got.
The rest will meet you there.
Start with what you’ve got.
The rest will meet you there.
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Stop waiting for the moment to be perfect.
Start with what you’ve got.
The rest will meet you there.
Start with what you’ve got.
The rest will meet you there.
40 pounds down.
Feeling stronger. Clearer.
Not doing it for the camera.
Doing it so I can hold the weight of what I’m building.
Feeling stronger. Clearer.
Not doing it for the camera.
Doing it so I can hold the weight of what I’m building.
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
40 pounds down.
Feeling stronger. Clearer.
Not doing it for the camera.
Doing it so I can hold the weight of what I’m building.
Feeling stronger. Clearer.
Not doing it for the camera.
Doing it so I can hold the weight of what I’m building.
November always brings a pause. Some things didn’t hit. Some plans had to shift.
But the vision? Still solid. Still mine. Still moving.
But the vision? Still solid. Still mine. Still moving.
November 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
November always brings a pause. Some things didn’t hit. Some plans had to shift.
But the vision? Still solid. Still mine. Still moving.
But the vision? Still solid. Still mine. Still moving.
Legacy isn’t about looking back.
It’s about carrying the blueprint forward.
My grandfather laid the foundation.
Now it’s on us to build.
It’s about carrying the blueprint forward.
My grandfather laid the foundation.
Now it’s on us to build.
November 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Legacy isn’t about looking back.
It’s about carrying the blueprint forward.
My grandfather laid the foundation.
Now it’s on us to build.
It’s about carrying the blueprint forward.
My grandfather laid the foundation.
Now it’s on us to build.
Real leadership doesn’t chase power.
It attracts resources.
Be a magnet, not a gate.
It attracts resources.
Be a magnet, not a gate.
October 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Real leadership doesn’t chase power.
It attracts resources.
Be a magnet, not a gate.
It attracts resources.
Be a magnet, not a gate.
What’s something you wish more people knew about the South Side?
October 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
What’s something you wish more people knew about the South Side?
Woodlawn is not a blank canvas.
It’s a place with deep roots.
We’re building with what’s already here.
It’s a place with deep roots.
We’re building with what’s already here.
October 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Woodlawn is not a blank canvas.
It’s a place with deep roots.
We’re building with what’s already here.
It’s a place with deep roots.
We’re building with what’s already here.
We do not have to look outside our neighborhoods for solutions.
We do not need to wait for someone to save us.
The future we need is already rooted right here.
This is not about starting from scratch.
It is about growing what is already ours.
We do not need to wait for someone to save us.
The future we need is already rooted right here.
This is not about starting from scratch.
It is about growing what is already ours.
October 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We do not have to look outside our neighborhoods for solutions.
We do not need to wait for someone to save us.
The future we need is already rooted right here.
This is not about starting from scratch.
It is about growing what is already ours.
We do not need to wait for someone to save us.
The future we need is already rooted right here.
This is not about starting from scratch.
It is about growing what is already ours.
This isn’t about one project.
It’s about setting a new standard for what Black-led looks like.
It’s about setting a new standard for what Black-led looks like.
October 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This isn’t about one project.
It’s about setting a new standard for what Black-led looks like.
It’s about setting a new standard for what Black-led looks like.
October is Crime Prevention Month, but most of what gets pushed is not prevention. It is punishment.
More cops. More surveillance. More blame on the people already struggling to hold on.
Start by funding what keeps people grounded. Homes. Healing. History. Futures.
More cops. More surveillance. More blame on the people already struggling to hold on.
Start by funding what keeps people grounded. Homes. Healing. History. Futures.
October 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
October is Crime Prevention Month, but most of what gets pushed is not prevention. It is punishment.
More cops. More surveillance. More blame on the people already struggling to hold on.
Start by funding what keeps people grounded. Homes. Healing. History. Futures.
More cops. More surveillance. More blame on the people already struggling to hold on.
Start by funding what keeps people grounded. Homes. Healing. History. Futures.
We ask people to dream about the future.
But the truth is, some of us are still trying to survive the past.
What does healing through development actually look like to you?
But the truth is, some of us are still trying to survive the past.
What does healing through development actually look like to you?
October 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We ask people to dream about the future.
But the truth is, some of us are still trying to survive the past.
What does healing through development actually look like to you?
But the truth is, some of us are still trying to survive the past.
What does healing through development actually look like to you?
Don’t get it twisted.
“Affordable housing” from outsiders is still a form of control.
Ownership is the goal.
“Affordable housing” from outsiders is still a form of control.
Ownership is the goal.
October 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Don’t get it twisted.
“Affordable housing” from outsiders is still a form of control.
Ownership is the goal.
“Affordable housing” from outsiders is still a form of control.
Ownership is the goal.
It’s Crime Prevention Month.
But safety starts with housing, jobs, and trust.
Not just more police.
What makes you feel safe in your neighborhood?
But safety starts with housing, jobs, and trust.
Not just more police.
What makes you feel safe in your neighborhood?
October 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It’s Crime Prevention Month.
But safety starts with housing, jobs, and trust.
Not just more police.
What makes you feel safe in your neighborhood?
But safety starts with housing, jobs, and trust.
Not just more police.
What makes you feel safe in your neighborhood?
Real estate is full of talent. But no blueprint.
There are 112,000 developers in the U.S.
111,000 are white.
Only 1,000 are people of color.
That’s not a pipeline. That’s a wall.
We’re not asking for access.
We’re building our own and bringing others with us.
There are 112,000 developers in the U.S.
111,000 are white.
Only 1,000 are people of color.
That’s not a pipeline. That’s a wall.
We’re not asking for access.
We’re building our own and bringing others with us.
September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Real estate is full of talent. But no blueprint.
There are 112,000 developers in the U.S.
111,000 are white.
Only 1,000 are people of color.
That’s not a pipeline. That’s a wall.
We’re not asking for access.
We’re building our own and bringing others with us.
There are 112,000 developers in the U.S.
111,000 are white.
Only 1,000 are people of color.
That’s not a pipeline. That’s a wall.
We’re not asking for access.
We’re building our own and bringing others with us.