Happy Black History Month! We kick off Black History Month with a conversation with Dwan Dandridge of Black Leaders Detroit about their new zero interest loan product for Black businesses in Detroit and their grant-a-day program to local Detroit-based nonprofits all February long. 

Visit www.blackleadersdetroit.org to learn more! 

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In a new monthly series sponsored by the Skillman Foundation, Authentically Detroit is partnering with Eastside Community Network and the Vault Teen Center to bring you "Vaulted Youth Voices," where young people who are learning Detroit History, podcast producing, and the power of narrative will curate an episode of our podcast! The goal is to eventually have the young people create and sustain their own podcast on our new Detroit Eastside Engagement Podcast Network. 

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Kirk Mayes , CEO of Forgotten Harvest sits down for a one-on-one with Orlando to talk about what feeds his addictive love for Detroit, the missional purpose of Forgotten Harvest, the late Marlowe Stoudamire, and what he wants to do next!

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Regina Ann Campbell, president and CEO of BUILD Institute joins Donna and Orlando to talk about making Detroit the leader in "inclusive entrepreneurship." It was a phenomenal discussion.  

 

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Welcome back! This episode Donna and Orlando welcome back Yusef Bunchy Shakur along with Philadelphia city-builder, Michael O'Bryan to talk about the tendency to conflate trauma with culture as well as the romanticism we carry for experiences that are often times traumatizing to us. We also talked about reimagining public safety!

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Donna and Orlando welcomes back State Senator Adam Hollier, State Representative Tenisha Yancey and state Capitol reporter for Bridge Michigan, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán. 

In 2018, Michigan voters elected to transfer the power of drawing the state’s congressional and legislative districts from the political majority in the state legislature to an independent citizens redistricting commission. The measure was known as Prop 2. Since then, a bipartisan commission of 13 citizens were selected through an application process to become redistricting commissioners. 

On December 28th, the commission voted to adopt new state legislative and congressional maps for the state. Some say that Democrats now have a competitive advantage to knocking off the Republican majority. Critics in the community and the legislature say that the new maps marginalize the power of Black voters in Detroit.

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We close out 2021 in a space of grace and gratefulness with Detroit's Godmother, THEE GAIL PERRY-MASON! 

Happy Holidays, Everyone! 

See you in 2022.

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A group of 12 Black Detroiters went on an excursion of search of Black Thriving  in Paris, France. 

Lauren Hood is the founder and executive director of the Institute of Afro-Urbanism and the curator of the trip!

Allen Penniman is a city planner and designer in Detroit who went on the excursion. 

Orlando is out this week but Donna has all bases covered. 

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This week Donna and Orlando had the opportunity to interview one of their greatest mentors in community development, Maggie DeSantis. Maggie was one of the founders of Warren/Conner Development Coalition now known as Eastside Community Network. She served as the President/CEO for 30+ years and was succeeded by Donna in 2016. The organization still serves as breeding ground for amazing talent that go on and do amazing things in the city of Detroit which is why we affectionately call it "Warren/Conner University."

Join us for a fun and candid conversation amongst family that first met 

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This week Orlando is a co-moderator for the 'Seeking Alignment: Power Building to Equalize the Playing Field for Neighborhoods' forum sponsored by Building the Engine of Community Development in Detroit and the Community Development Advocates of Detroit.

Guests are follows:
Sherita Smith, Cinnaire
Maggie DeSantis, Building the Engine of Community Development in Detroit
Madahavi Reddy, Community Development Advocates of Detroit
Donna Givens Davidson, Eastside Community Network, Authentically Detroit
Darnell Adams, Gilbert Family Foundation
Antoine Bryant, City of Detroit: Planning & Development Department
Danielle Atkinson, Mothering Justice
Jennifer Disla & Branden Snyder, Detroit Action
Angela Reyes, Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
Molly Sweeney & Arlyssa Heard, 482Forward 

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