Courtney Wise Randolph, Detour Detroit contributor

Detroit artist Kristle Marshall sends handheld joy around the U.S. via snail mail

Detroit multimedia artist Kristle Marshall created This Is Not a Bill in April 2020, a project where she sends illustrated postcards depicting joy to strangers....

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A new generation of Detroit techno artists is pushing the genre forward in its birthplace

Techno, the musical genre birthed in Detroit, is all grown up -- and being pushed forward by a new generation of artists....

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In the classroom or in the streets, Jamon Jordan is the peopleâ€™s historian for Detroit

Jamon Jordan, Detroit's first official historian, is a tour guide and former classroom teacher who's made it his mission to share local Black history with...

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Detroit Community Fridge continues to tackle food insecurity one person at a time

Detroit Community Fridge, a grassroots mutual aid project started during the pandemic, has grown to manage four fridges with food anyone can take. ...

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Detroit voter guide: Proposal R puts reparations on the ballot

Detroit's Proposal R ballot initiative, up for vote in the Nov. 2 election, calls for City Council to form a reparations task force....

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Detroit voter guide: Proposal S would give residents power to appropriate city funds

Meant to support the reparations measure on Detroit ballots, Proposal S has raised concerns about how it would be implemented and if it would be...

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Singing hope at the homegoing

Throughout the pandemic, funeral singer Shelia Oden has used her voice to comfort mourners at hundreds of Detroit funerals. ...

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A Knockout Success — all before high school graduation

Detroit teen Quintin Love, Jr. runs a photography business, holds a 3.5 GPA at Cass Tech and started boxing and mentoring program Xtreme 365 to...

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Detroit teacher Vicki Hooks Green slings coney dogs to save for retirement

Vicki Hooks Green is a passionate Detroit teacher first -- but she started Big Ma's Coney Cart as a summer gig so she could afford...

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Detroit is different. So are these podcast parties, dreamed up by Khary Frazier

Detroit is Different founder Khary Frazier's "A Lot of Studio" series features live podcast tapings at neighborhood parties. ...

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Author: Courtney Wise Randolph