Ralph Taylor and Caribbean Mardi Gras Productions
Ralph Taylor is the owner of Caribbean Mardi Gras Productions, designing elaborate, meticuliusly-detailed Trinidadian Carnival-styled costumes for balls and parades all over the world.
Tunde Wey's Latest Articles
Opinion: Social entrepreneurship is sick
Writer and social entrepreneur Tunde Wey calls out the very hand that feeds him in this wide-ranging and romantic meditation on doers, fixers and problem solvers that reaches back to Henry Ford and looks forward to a more self-aware future.
UIX: Social innovator and entrepreneur Sarida Scott Montgomery
Sarida Scott Montgomery is the executive director of Community Development Advocates of Detroit (CDAD) and co-founder of Good People Popcorn. Tunde Wey of Urban Innovation Exchange has the profile.
Opinion: The enlightened path to social entrepreneurship
The mercurial Tunde Wey is a swashbuckler, a poet, a writer for our sister UIX project and a food and drink romantic. We asked him to bliss out over (revolver), the Hamtramck restaurant he co-founded with biz partner Peter Dalinowski.
UIX: Lauren Hood and Deep Dive Detroit
She's co-founder of an organization that aims to create a safe space for uncomfortable conversations between disparate groups. Meet Lauren Hood of Deep Dive Detroit. Tunde Wey of the Urban Innovation Exchange makes the introduction.
Brightmoor Alliance revisited
As we launch our On the Ground series in Brightmoor, we step back to take another look at the coalition of nearly 50 organizations dedicated to serving this Northwest Detroit community. Tunde Wey reports for the Urban Innovation Exchange.
UIX: Le’Ticia Fisher and PHAT Magazine
Le'Ticia Fisher is serving the fashion industry a healthy dose of reality and the demand seems ravenous as evidenced by the growth of PHAT Magazine. After releasing its first issue a few months ago, its circulation is already around 5,000, says Tunde Wey.
UIX: Elizabeth Garlow and Michigan Corps
Read all about an organization that connects Michigan citizens to opportunities that help advance social innovation in the state. Tunde Wey is on the case for the Urban Innovation Exchange.
UIX: Cecelia Sharpe and Urban Stringz II Youth Ensemble
Urban Stringz, an ensemble founded by Cecelia Sharpe, develops students' musical talents and abilities in addition to exposing them to our culturally rich and diverse society. Detroit, take note. Tunde Wey reports.
UIX: Audra Carson and De:Tread
This enterprising group provides solutions to tire blight with the result being cleaner, healthier and safer Detroit neighborhoods. Tunde Wey talks to founder Audra Carson in the Osborn neighborhood.
