Imported from Detroit: Loyola student sums up hometown pride for D-town exports

It’s not always easy being an export from Detroit. Ferndale native and Loyola University student Sallyann Price doesn’t like “8 Mile” and hates it when people ask whether she’s been shot. But Eminem’s new spot for the Chrysler 200 touched this Motown girl in the heart — and in this graceful editorial for the college paper, Price offers up her own ode to the D.

Excerpt:

The spot simultaneously acknowledges the troubled reality of recent
years and pairs it with the steely — if cautious — optimism of its
citizens. We’re still here, Chrysler seems to say, and we still have
something valuable to offer America: A rich history of innovation, a
deep appreciation for the finer things and an unwavering belief that the
tide is turning in our favor.

It looks like hometown pride is back in a major way. Read the rest of the editorial here.