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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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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