Jennyfer Crawford is the creator of All Things Detroit. Jennyfer’s ambition in understanding a need and people has built a successful business in helping businesses reach others. All Things Detroit is an event that currently welcomes people to experience the makers, tasters, and creators of Detroit to offer what they have to an audience. This Sunday March 25^th you should attend to get an essence of something creative and alive! Crawford’s journey started from being frustrated with a job where she didn’t and a joy for connecting people to their desires. Her desire was to produce a maker’s fair that has now welcomed thousands to Eastern Market and given her a national platform. A star traveling the nation on incubating business is from the E Warren neighborhood by Southeastern HS. Visit www.detroitisdifferent.com and check out the video interviews with Jennyfer and find more of the culture of Detroit.

Kim Tandy is the District 2 manager for the city of Detroit. A lifelong Detroiters groomed and raised on Detroit’s Westside her roots run deep. In life, she followed in her father’s footsteps as an architect. A family business in architecture is the background she brings to all she does today. Managing district 2 Tandy is on the pulse of community meetings, neighborhood groups, and developing block clubs throughout Detroit. Renter’s association and youth city council are two of the blossoming projects she’s shaping. She joined me for a full discussion which is layered in thought, idea, and heart.Visit www.detroitisdifferent.com to watch the videos and of the Kim Tandy interview and to get more of Detroit’s culture.

The Shakur Sisters are beautiful, full of life, and kindred spirits. I met both through my friendship with my late mentor and friend Chokwe Lumumba. Itari Shakur & Shushanna Shakur are Attorney Chokwe Lumumba’s younger sisters. Itari’s work in music, fashion, and social justice all provide the essence of an African-centered and culturally aware spirit. Shushanna Shakur has worked as a teacher, poet, attorney, and social justice warrior as well. Both were impacted and influenced by their brother Chokwe Lumumba, but even more so from their parents. In this interview, we explore their family’s relationship to Boxing Legend and Detroit treasure Joe Louis (Barrow). We also explore the impact of community and kinship with a neighborhood that is beyond proximity. This is a fun and colorful interview about the role we play for justice, community, and righteousness. Click here to check out the Shakur Sisters Detroit is Different Podcast.

Shelia Cockrel is a 1^st generation Detroiter to parents of French Canadian & Irish backgrounds who respectively attended the University of Detroit Mercy (Dad) & Marygrove College (Mom). Shelia’s parents were advocates for human rights in a WWII era. Cockrel’s father’s stance against carrying a weapon in WWII moved him to front-line medical service during his tour of duty in WWII. Equity and fairness were ethics believed in and fought for by her parents impacting Shelia to take up fights on her own. Shelia’s work with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign and witnessing of the vicious police brutality has impacted her life’s work since. This is a great peek into how the work and mission of parents impact the life of a child. Click here to check out the Shelia Cockrel Detroit is Different Podcast.