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I knew I have been anticipating this prompt for a while, yet now when I come to it I’m still unsure as to write without it being a huge thought-dump, but I suppose that’s okay to post too. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ For starters I’ve been have been out of work for this week for the holiday.  I […]

So while being in this internship I have not had the opportunity to write much poetry. I always tell myself that I will but I get tired, have work to do or simply don’t feel like writing. In a bit of an ironic poem I wrote a poem about my mini break up with poetry.

Basic summary of article: A man who wanted repairs to his bike The Hub of Detroit bike shop became irate and made many racial slurs toward a black employee. The Hub has been closed for two weeks because of this incident following the pending investigation. ______________________________________________________________________ If you know me then you know that I

https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/why-detroits-urban-gardens-and-vacant-land-are-good-for-at-risk-bee-populations/Content?oid=4418287 The more I live in Detroit, the more I hear about the importance of urban farms. These farms are resolving the problems of the “food swamp” that Detroit currently dealing with. In this article, Murry describes the importance of these farms not only for sustainability, but also for bees. Today, Detroit is plagues with

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/11/travel/what-to-do-36-hours-in-detroit-michigan.html When I first saw this article’s title “36 Hours in Detroit,” I instantly thought that I knew I wasn’t going to like the article. I had a feeling that the article would only highlight Midtown, Downtown, New Center Area as being “in Detroit.” All of the positive articles I have read on Detroit have

I hate to take a negative article and write about it, but I can’t stop thinking about the ignorant things people are saying about the shooting on Monday, so here I am… http://www.wxyz.com/news/police-woman-shot-near-hart-plaza-during-detroit-fireworks On Monday around 8pm I headed downtown with other DCBRPers to watch the fireworks–it was great. We were there for about an

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/05/29/stem-girls-programs/102301984/ As the need for STEM employees grows each year, this article touches on the need to unleash untapped potential and create STEM opportunities for underrepresented communities. Students from Detroit Edison Academy participated in national STEM competitions and were able to enhance and learn new engineering skills, meet other students with similar backgrounds, and go

http://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/detroit/2017/06/27/nearly-half-of-detroit-schools-offered-no-music-or-art-last-year-next-year-could-be-different/ Ever since starting on this project Art For Learning’s Sake, my senses have all become highly attuned to anything related to arts in education here in Detroit, from brochures to child care centres and etc. This article that I came across made me glad, simply because one of the main impetus for this project

http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/264733988-story# This article tells about a deadly shooting that happened on Detroit’s East Side recently. Apparently, it all stemmed from a verbal argument that took place at a club a few hours before. Cases like this not only attribute to the fear that so many people have about visiting the city, but also adds to

This article, appropriately titled “Trump had Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert crash the Chicago Cubs’ photo op at the White House in a bizarre scene”, caught my attention due to the connection between Trump and Gilbert. Earlier this week, the Chicago Cubs visited the White House while in DC to play the Nationals. During the photo-op