Combining portraits, sounds, and ancestral DNA, "i.Detroit: A Human Atlas of an American City" features well-known Detroiters from Marsha Music to Rashida Tlaib, but also the “unsung heroes” and younger leaders pushing for change in their communities.
Amid an economic crisis brought on by the pandemic, Design Core Detroit’s Month of Design 2020 is focusing on inclusive design solutions that leverage Detroit’s UNESCO City of Design designation to promote equitable economic growth for the region.
Over the last decade, Detroit’s emerging technology industry has created thousands of new jobs and contributed over $24 billion to the area’s economy. But as Big Tech continues to expand into the city, a small but mighty sector of Detroit-based companies is giving Silicon Valley a run for its money.
Alexander Vlachos of Greater Alexander overcame a lifelong struggle with mental health and substance use. Now, he’s working to establish a new artist residency in Detroit’s Petoskey-Otsego neighborhood where musicians and artists can focus on creativity and personal growth without the use of drugs or alcohol.
Modeled after the national Share the Mic Now campaign that launched in June, the Detroit initiative kicked off Monday, Aug. 17 and runs until Aug. 26, featuring pairs of Black and White women in discussions that center the experiences of Black women in the current moment we're living in as well as explore how race and gender shape personal and professional experiences.
Over the last year, Art X Detroit (AXD) has presented the work of 22 local artists throughout the neighborhoods of Detroit, and they plan to host a celebration of their art with the release of an eight-episode podcast “Living X” to be unveiled on Aug. 19 via Zoom.
Detroit entrepreneur Deirdre Roberson doesn't fit a mold. And the scientist-turned-fashion-designer doesn't want you to, either. “People will say to me ‘you look like a model,’ but why did nobody ever tell me ‘you look like a scientist’? We are complex. We are multidimensional people.”
Education. Inclusivity. Hair care. Two entrepreneurs in Detroit want to change the way you think about your locks.
Are minority contractors being left out of Detroit's construction landscape? We talk to the changemakers helping minority business owners become "bankable" and get a seat at the table: “The future in Detroit shouldn't just be Dan Gilbert. It should be Cliff Terry and people who built up a neighborhood, and with the neighborhood included.”
Detroit Promise has helped 4,000 Detroit students afford higher education since 2013. It also helps students pursue technical certificates.
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