{"id":12640,"date":"2017-07-23T15:27:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T19:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/dcbrp\/?p=12640"},"modified":"2020-08-28T14:05:34","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T14:05:34","slug":"neighborhood-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/dcerp\/2017\/07\/23\/neighborhood-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighborhood Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the 4<sup>th<\/sup> of July weekend I spent some time with my friends that were born and raised in Detroit, MI.\u00a0 We came together to celebrate the four day weekend with a neighborhood block barbecue.\u00a0 At this barbecue, I realized what neighborhood community use to consist of.\u00a0 Living within a neighborhood meant extended family and eyes to keep you safe and out of trouble.<\/p>\n<p>It meant you could head over to \u201cAuntie\u2019s Joyce\u201d for lunch when your mom was still at work.\u00a0 It meant you had childhood friends from not 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