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Layla McMurtrie

Layla McMurtrie is a local journalist who is passionate about arts, culture, and the Detroit community. Her work has been featured in the Detroit Metro Times, Detroit Free Press, Between the Lines, Metromode, and other Michigan publications. She also co-founded a community arts organization called The Vision Detroit, where she hosts a podcast called Tell A Vision highlighting the city's young artists.

Layla McMurtrie's Latest Articles

Jeremiah Steen, Founder and Executive Director of the STEEN Foundation
The social service sector offers a rewarding career path for young people in Detroit

The nonprofit sector is often misunderstood as an unsustainable career choice, yet many young professionals are proving otherwise. Detroit-area changemakers are finding financial stability, professional growth, and purpose in nonprofit work.  

RESS Program Manager Robert Alexander-Jordan
One step forward, two back: Housing, employment challenges create barriers to self-sufficiency

In Detroit’s Islandview neighborhood, a transformative program is helping residents take charge of their futures by tackling financial instability and housing insecurity head-on.

Color of Autism Foundation provides training for families of autistic children
Ending the stigma of autism in communities of color

“I would go to support groups, but no one looked like me,” says Camille Proctor. She eventually founded the Color of Autism Foundation to end the stigma of autism among communities of color and create a better understanding of autism and autism services for families.  

How Michigan universities are at the forefront of advancing AI technology

Artificial Intelligence offers enormous opportunities across industries, but universities in Michigan are aware of the need to implement the technology responsibly and are leading the charge on how to do so.

Allie Zeff, Executive Director of Detroit Jews for Justice
Jewish community advocates for social justice

From a call to action in 2015 to a dynamic force today, learn how this local organization is making a difference in Metro Detroit.  

Mya Ndiaye is the CEO & Founder of Open Door Living Association
B.E.L.I.E.F. Eclectic Learning provides culturally relevant care for children with autism

This Eastpointe agency provides culturally congruent mental health services to children with autism in underserved communities of Wayne and Macomb counties.  

Mary Templeton, CEO of Michigan Saves
Making energy efficiency more equitable

The CEO of local nonprofit Michigan Saves hopes to promote clean energy and is inspired by the impact of her agency’s work.  

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