Gentrification. Argh, the very sound of the word evokes a visceral sensation in my gut. It seems to be the topic du jour among Detroit’s civically engaged minority. Meanwhile, the masses are dealing with real life issues like unemployment, illiteracy, foreclosure, lack of public transportation, water shut offs, violent crime and poverty in all its […]
Priscilla Archangel was enjoying a decades-long career in human resources and organizational development, but the pull of entrepreneurship wouldn’t let up. Having formed an LLC long before she ever used it, she eventually fulfilled her vision to create Archangel & Associates, a coaching and consulting firm. “Ever since then I’ve been really, really ecstatic about […]
Barbara Jean Jones has lived in her home for more than 50 years. She bought her home with her late husband James and together they raised four children. She lived in her home when she lost her husband and when she lost her son, a police officer, to an untimely death. Her house is filled […]
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Figure skating builds confidence and self-esteem in participants. They fall. They get up. And they learn the importance of never giving up. The process is reminiscent of our city’s story and resounding resilience. So it’s little wonder that Figure Skating Harlem (FSH) chose Detroit as the first city to expand its academic, figure skating and […]
For many, wine can be a mystery. When we go to the store to pick up a bottle of wine, most of us mere mortals have absolutely no idea what we are doing. Either we just go along with what someone else told us, or we treat it like a game of darts, wearing a […]
I admit it. I’m a sucker when it comes to fad diets. You name it, I’ve probably done it, from the cabbage soup diet to Jenny Craig, to Dexatrim, to the current green smoothie craze. When did this fetish begin? I wasn’t an overweight child – but I never had thin thighs either. This journey […]
Many customers overlooked the new kid who’d just started his first job at a Miami McDonald’s. It was 1984 and 16-year-old Marcos Quesada hadn’t even learned to speak English. Fortunately, his grandfather, a farmer, and his mother, a nurse aide, taught him a few values that extended beyond communication barriers. Quesada spoke the languages of […]
No matter the era, a lot of young people need someone to help show them the way. For young women of the 21st century there is Rasheda Kamaria Williams. Williams aims to guide young girls through the unique challenges they face from cyberbullying to societal pressure and show them the new opportunities open to them. […]
Larissa Carr sees the value of neighborhood job creation through a special lens. In December she’ll celebrate one year as a resident of Detroit’s Grandmont Rosedale community, where she also works full-time promoting business opportunities, as manager of Grand River WorkPlace, through the Grandmont Rosedale Development Corp. (GRDC). Carr supervises the popular “pop-up” storefronts that […]
Entrepreneurs have long been the backbone of strong communities, neighborhoods and our economy. They provide jobs, goods and services, and economic reinvestment into sometimes overlooked areas. More importantly, they serve as examples of success that others can use as inspiration and a template for their professional paths. For minorities, it is often an unspoken option […]