One of the biggest realizations I’ve had through this experience is how easy it is for one to live inside a bubble. How many people our age within the city are informed on how many people currently have water shut off? How many adults would gather in their neighborhood to discuss current issues? I wonder …
Having been raised in Detroit, when I thought of downtown I thought of the Riverwalk. I hadn’t noticed the transformations that had occurred from my youth through today. How to Kill a City made the situation feel a bit more personal since a lot of my family were raised and still live in Detroit today. Throughout my …
The prompt immediately made me recall the Concert of Colors. Remembering today at the speaker series “Looking for America” it was mentioned that art could speak all languages, I think of the ways the performers at Concert of Colors told their story. Satori Satori Shakoor’s storytelling was explained as something everyone has the ability to …
Having encountered residents of different background, I began to wonder how much people really know about the current Detroit. We know there’s a lack of public transportation, high poverty rates, and a crumbling education system within the city. With residents struggling to make ends meet, what percentage involve themselves with matters that we’ve been exposed …
My supervisor, along with many Birghtmoor residents, was interviewed for this article, which was then placed in this magazine. I’ve visited different urban agriculture sites in Brightmoor, many within walking distance of each other. This small community, Brightmoor Farmway, has its own flavor within Detroit. What was also mentioned in the article was the MSU …
The MSU Extension is developing an urban agriculture site on the west side of Detroit. This site sites on the former elementary school that was demolished in 2016. Since that time, majority of the community recognized that area as an abandoned field. People would generally walk through it, and there’s often trash dropped around the …
Through my partnership, home base is currently the MSU Detroit Center on Woodward, but our ongoing site is located on the westside in Riverdale, which is down the street from Brightmoor. The area surrounding the site is pretty quiet. Not because the people are quiet, but because there are few people to make any noise. …
Although I’m in the College of Engineering, I’m often getting involved with service work, volunteering, community development, etc. This opportunity will hopefully provide some insight on things I can do outside of engineering and with engineering to benefit society. I hope to contribute any and everything that my placement asks of me, but I’d like …
I didn’t really begin the program with any specific expectations on what my daily work life would be like, but I feel placed in the best placement for me. The MSU Extension is MSU’s way of “making an impact” in Detroit. My boss is Naim Edwards, who I consider more of a mentor, and who …
