{"id":14755,"date":"2020-06-30T17:04:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T17:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/dcerp\/?p=14755"},"modified":"2020-08-28T14:04:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T14:04:04","slug":"week-five-blog-power-to-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/dcerp\/2020\/06\/30\/week-five-blog-power-to-the-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Week Five Blog: POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14841 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/dcerp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2020\/06\/IMG_9961-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/dcerp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2020\/06\/IMG_9961-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/dcerp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2020\/06\/IMG_9961.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u2018Power to the People\u2019: Detroit Students Preserve This Moment in Paint\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/svc\/oembed\/html\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2020%2F06%2F18%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2Fdetroit-protests-mural.html#?secret=mOt6xa17Vy\" data-secret=\"mOt6xa17Vy\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hey!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I decided to talk about the \u201cPower to the People\u201d mural on Woodward this week because the project sheds an amazing light on the city and its role in the racial injustice currently infecting our nation.\u00a0 The New York Times article details the background of the project and its collaborators.\u00a0 The project , led by the award-winning artist Hubert Massey, represents a moment of civil unrest that has literally changed Detroit\u2019s landscape.\u00a0 It was a part of the city\u2019s Juneteenth celebration. Funding partners for the project included the Knight Foundation, Bedrock, General Motors Co., Eastern Market and Motor City Paint. While our nation has endured a lot this year, it is beautiful to witness the city of Detroit take initiative in social change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a response to the death of George Floyd, I am proud the city of Detroit is participating in effective forms of advocacy and social justice. Moreover, the mural gave Detroit students a wonderful opportunity to be a part of something transformative. Twenty Detroit students were involved in the painting of the mural. I am so happy that the people of Detroit made this happen!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">See ya!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Le\u2019Elle\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Hey!\u00a0 I decided to talk about the \u201cPower to the People\u201d mural on Woodward this week because the project sheds an amazing light on the city and its role in the racial injustice currently infecting our nation.\u00a0 The New York Times article details the background of the project and its collaborators.\u00a0 The project 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