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Biba Adams

Biba Adams is a regular contributor and project editor for Model D. Formally Model D's Editor at Large, she is a longtime journalist whose work is fueled by her passion for people and her native Detroit. Find her on all social channels @BibatheDiva.

Biba Adams's Latest Articles

The Detroit Youth Choir is raising funds as well as voices, and youth programming

The Detroit Youth Choir will soon start filming a behind-the-scenes reality series, “Choir”, with Blumhouse, Imagine, and Disney+ that will chronicle their journey. It's just one of the ways the group, which includes over 150 young members, hopes to raise awareness, and funds, for what they do.

Innovative chess program teaches Detroit students critical thinking

Chevelle Brown wants to share her love of chess with others, and not just because it's fun. "I recognized the benefits of chess for myself and wanted it for my son, and later his friends,” she says. Now, the Detroit entrepreneur runs I Teach Chess, and is helping students develop critical thinking skills through the strategic game.

Chef Enid Parham shines a light on cannabis cooking and social equity

Meet Enid Parham, aka Chef Sunflower, who is renowned for her cannabis-infused culinary delights. She talks to Model D about her craft, and how the industry is linked to issues of social equity and criminal justice reform. 

PHOTOS: $50M Marygrove Early Education Center to offer holistic approach

A ribbon-cutting at the new Marygrove Early Education Center celebrated the opening of the $50 million dollar center, which will comprise educational opportunities from prenatal to Pre-K, K-12, to post-secondary graduate, as well as wrap-around services and community engagement programs. At full capacity, the school will serve roughly 1,000 Detroit children and their families, primarily living in the surrounding Livernois-McNichols neighborhoods. 

D. Cipher launches free music festival to support Detroit’s music community

“The music community is vital to who we are as a city,” says Nique Love Rhodes, co-founder of D.Cipher. It's one of the reasons the organization is hosting a free street festival that will raise funds for Detroit music projects. 

Michigan Science Center exhibit aims to fill COVID-19 learning gaps for Detroit students

After a delay because of flooding, an interactive math exhibition will open this month at the Michigan Science Center, designed to help fill a gap in student's knowledge after disrupted learning during COVID-19. “We felt that this effect, now known as the COVID slide, could derail thousands of students, particularly those that were already performing below grade level," says Dr. Christian Greer, president and CEO of MiSci. "We were determined to do something about it."

Renowned fashion designer Tracy Reese set to launch free art program for Detroit youth

When Tracy Reese isn't styling former first lady Michelle Obama and building the Detroit-based sustainable brand Hope For Flowers, you'll find her busy introducing a new art enrichment program for youth. Model D gets the scoop on  the new, free initiative aimed at making art more accessible.

Photo caption: Sisters Roderica and Francina James pose outside their luxury bed and breakfast.  Courtesy photo.
Historic Cochrane House bed-and-breakfast to host life coaching sessions

The beautiful art-filled 18th century Brush Park mansion that has been repurposed into a private luxury bed and breakfast will open its doors to the public for two exclusive life coaching sessions.

Photos courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
RESPECT: Aretha Franklin’s new biopic celebrates iconic places in Detroit, NYC, and LA

In the film, Detroit is a lodestone for Franklin. As her home base, it is the place that she returns to time and time again. Most significantly, the film illustrates that Detroit is where she goes when things aren’t going well in her life and career.

Aaliyah. Courtesy Photo.
New book celebrates life of Detroit’s own ‘Baby Girl’ Aaliyah

As the 20th anniversary of the tragic passing of this beloved Detroit treasure nears, author Kathy Iandoli’s new book about the R&B legend reveals a full life of warmth and kindness that was cut short.

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