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https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/why-its-important-for-black-farmers-to-take-the-lead-on-detroits-urban-farms/Content?oid=4178833 The title of this article intrigued me because my internship on an urban farm consists of me, a white intern, working with Naim, the black director of Hope House, along with other black interns L’Oreal (a former DCBRPer!) and Lamar, who lives a few streets away from Hope House. I have thought about the issues […]

http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/2017/06/30/detroit-hustles-harder-clothing/441275001/ Wow! Detroit has come a very long way.  Reading this article gave me a very hopeful and grateful outlook on Detroit. This article was about the 10th year anniversary of Detroit Hustles harder clothing line. It explains what this clothing line represents and how this clothing line has had a major impact on Detroit.

http://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/rochelle-riley/2017/06/25/rochelle-riley-fix-detroit-fixing-citys-schools/424734001/ It seems that a conversation about the many problems/issues facing Detroit and its residents goes back to the repression of a group of people. The usual victims being people of color and poor people. The most damaging assault on these groups, in my opinion, has been on the educational system in the city. Being

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/taking-back-detroit/see-detroit.html This article represents one side of Detroit very well. It represents the hopeful Detroit that everyone talks about as on the rise. The side of Detroit that I don’t see much from this article is the Detroit that is getting by on its own and has been for years. The Detroit that doesn’t like

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2017/06/01/nonprofit-institution-impact-varner/102408450/ This article talked about how we think of nonprofits and proposes that since they are actually making money (and putting it back into the community), they should instead be thought of as For Impact Corporations. I thought this was really interesting because I would eventually like to work for a nonprofit and have been

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2017/06/15/dead-seagulls-make-horrifying-scene-west-jefferson-ave/396567001/ This article is about the large amount of dead seagulls being found on Jefferson. I remember everyone in my office discussing the seagulls when they first began to appear. Everyone assumed the seagulls were dying from exposure to some sort of pollutant, as Southwest Detroit is a heavily polluted area.  I received email threads

Post the inauguration of the 45th president (or as I not-so-endearingly refer to him as “he who shall not be named”), I feel that both I and many of my peers have been dealing with an additional amount of stress.  Besides the stress that comes with being a college student such as studying for exams

Backstory: As a first-generation student, I often pause to reflect on the generations that came before me, and I am truly humbled to be standing where I am today.  My great grandparents were immigrants from México, who migrated to Texas to find work.  My grandmother was born in Texas, and from the tender age of

From 1967 Detroit To 2017, What Will It Take To Hold Police Officers Accountable? I was born and raised on Detroit’s west side for most of my life, near Central High School and Durfee Elementary-Middle school. My family has stayed in the area for over three generations. Since the Great Migration, my great grandmother passed

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/06/27/detroit-pistons-taxes-fund/103243012/ This article discusses how the Little Caesars arena could potentially help Detroit neighborhoods.  Millions of Detroit tax dollars were spent making modifications to the arena so that the Pistons could also use the facility.  Councilwoman Mary Sheffield introduced legislation that would redirect money from the NBA plays income taxes back into the neighborhood.  The