PHOTOS: Detroit Kite Festival raises spirits at Belle Isle
This year’s festival welcomed the return of the Detroit Institute of Arts, and attendees could build their own kites at a kite creation tent and fix broken kites at a kite repair tent.
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Partner Partner Content U-M program at Marygrove leaps into connecting college and community
LEAPS Program manager, Jay Meeks, says students emerge from the initiative as “learning leaders”, prepared to work in a variety of places and careers.
Premiering this week: 3 Detroit couples to bring the reality TV spotlight home
Model D sat down with the three couples featured in the Detroit series of the reality TV show "Love & Marriage". For creator and producer, Carlos King, filming in Detroit is a hometown triumph: "I knew the world would be interested in seeing what the new Detroit looks like and these three couples represent that effort."
D.Cipher to bring Juneteenth celebration to Detroit’s Dequindre Cut
On Juneteenth this year, music collective D.Cipher will kick off a 12-week Black Bottom Live Music Series.
Partner Partner Content Getting space savvy: How Marygrove is marketing itself as an event space
“We want to create smaller events to support the community,” says Nina Payne, who has stepped into event management at Marygrove. “We want to invite professional people […] and show them how amazing this historic building is.”
Pensole Lewis students compete in initiative to increase diversity in design
The winning design from Pensole Lewis students Rodney Banks and Angel Buckens features the Detroit skyline and a Pepsi globe for seating to serve as a space for creativity and empowerment.
Partner Partner Content Robert Jones Jr. to feature at Marygrove’s Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series
Marygrove teacher Bayan Founas sees what impact writing icons have when they visit students: “It allows youth in Detroit to see and hear what is possible for them...” This year’s lineup for the school’s long-running author series on April 28 is as impressive as ever.
Meet 3 women shaping Detroit’s hip-hop renaissance
"Don't feel like it's not a space for you, because there is," advises Lauren "Lo" McGrier, who manages popular music venue El Club, as well as Detroit hip-hop talent. "You deserve to be in that room just as much as that other person..."
Partner Partner Content New leadership sets the tone at Marygrove for 2023
“My passion is giving back to the community that raised me,” Robbie Walker says of her new role as the Director of Operations and Strategy at Marygrove. Alongside Turkessa Baldridge, who has been promoted to Director of Programs and External Engagement, the team have big plans for the future of the campus.
How these 3 women wowed judges to win the Black Girl Ventures Pitch Tour in Detroit
From environmental puzzle designs to empowering young women, these three entrepreneurs are changing metro Detroit with their businesses and were awarded in a recent pitch competition. We find out why the judges were so impressed.
