Over the last two weeks, I’ve had the privilege of working with Brilliant Detroit. Brilliant Detroit is a non-profit centered on building kid success through a very family and neighborhood based approach. It serves predominantly children aged 0-8 and their families and has sites in 8 different Detroit neighborhoods. Its programs include different tutoring opportunities, […]
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Saida, Your first day (and almost week) of work went by already and now things are going to start racing against time as you find yourself at work, interacting with your cohort, and navigating the world outside your laptop while on your laptop. Three strong years at the University of Michigan have slipped right out
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Dear Diana, Your sense of community has changed a lot over the last few months. Whereas the very tangible nature of community and nearness of community was the overarching theme, you’ve found that this is no longer what binds you to others; connections are a lot less physical, more so in the actions and efforts
Dear Torisa, It has been an insane week to start working at FoodLab, but your excitement has not wavered regardless. If anything, it makes you even more anxious to begin working closely with a Detroit community that aims to afford more power to black people and specifically black owned businesses. In working with FoodLab, you
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Community means having the ability to meet different types of people from everywhere and being able to depend on them. It means having a circle of people who are looking out for me and have my best interests at heart. What attracted me to community work in Detroit is having the ability to learn about
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Dear Madgean, Your first month working with DPSCD has been surrounded by a world undergoing drastic social change. The pain and harm that has plagued the black community for so long is being pushed to the forefront. People are out there protesting for justice over so many lives taken without any accountability by the system
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Dear Future Me, This is a tough time for you. Defining the word “community” used to be effortless. “Community” reminded you of home. This word could be the liquor stores, fast food chains, and churches on every block. “Community” used to be the ones kissed with melanin who shared your laughs and felt your pain.
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Dear Future Me, Just imaging the future, 9 weeks from now, seems like an impossible task to do in light of how fast today’s climate is constantly changing and how hectic this first week at SDEV has been. Coming from a potato quarantine-self has been somewhat of a difficult transition into a full-time internship position.
Sean, Well, you’re doing it. The world has been turned upside down and everything is crazy, but there’s also opportunity in this moment. You have the ability to help a community. You’ve been a member and a leader in communities before, where you knew who you were and what your role was. You’ve been surrounded
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Dear Future Jas, Congrats on completing your first week at Authority Health despite all the things going on in the world. Even though things aren’t ideal you still found a way to get through it all like you’ve always done. Growing up life wasn’t always sunshine and rainbows, but the things that got you through
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