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UIX TV: Scott Alan Davis of Vanguard CDC

The North End has been hard-hit by decades of disinvestment. The Vanguard CDC works each day advancing education, community and economic development in the neighborhood. Video by DETROIT LIVES!

UIX TV: Soh Suzuki

Soh Suzuki of Detroit Asian Youth Project engages young people through community projects, empowering the next generation of changemakers. Video by DETROIT LIVES!

Model D TV: Nextek Power Systems

Detroit is filling up with growing companies, and we're scouring the city in search of as many we can find to broadcast on Model D TV. DETROIT LIVES! takes its cameras to Nextek Power Systems for this episode.

UIX people and projects: Terry Blackhawk and InsideOut Literary Arts

By growing a literary arts program from a few classrooms to more than 30 schools and 4,300 students in 17 years, Terry Blackhawk has helped young Detroiters find their voices as writers, and to think critically and creatively. 

Model D TV: Wolverine Packing

Economic development is growing all over the city and Model D TV producers DETROIT LIVES! are out looking for it, cameras in hand. Take a look at what they found at Wolverine Packing, a company now exceeding a cool $600 million in sales.

UIX TV: Steve Nawara of Beehive Recording Co.

One of our panelists for Thursday's Model D Speaker Series on the Detroit music scene is Steve Nawara of Beehive Recording Co. We snagged this rockin' video from the Urban Innovation Exchange just in time. Moving pictures by DETROIT LIVES!

UIX TV: Cafe Con Leche’s Jordi Carbonell

Over cappuccino, Barcelona-born Jordi Carbonell shares his thoughts on the role of small business in bringing together people from all walks of life. Moving pictures by DETROIT LIVES!

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