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		<title>Black Summer Joy with Desiree Cooper and the Stories of Memorable Detroit Summers</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“When I arrived in Detroit in 1984, I thought I had come to another country.” Desiree Cooper remembers discovering a Detroit the national story rarely showed: Black people owning, leading, creating, gathering, and finding joy. Detroit is Different recorded this special Father’s Day event on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at Source Booksellers, celebrating the release [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com/black-summer-joy-with-desiree-cooper-and-the-stories-of-memorable-detroit-summers/">Black Summer Joy with Desiree Cooper and the Stories of Memorable Detroit Summers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com">Detroit is Different</a>.</p>
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		<title>Understanding Resourcing Businesses is how Wafa Dinaro knows that Resources Family</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“I didn’t know how poor we were until really much later in life.” Wafa Dinaro came to America from Lebanon at three years old and grew up near Wyoming and Warren in East Dearborn, where Detroit was always part of her world. She remembers going to Focus Hope and experiencing assistance with dignity—an early lesson [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com/understanding-resourcing-businesses-is-how-wafa-dinaro-knows-that-resources-family/">Understanding Resourcing Businesses is how Wafa Dinaro knows that Resources Family</a> appeared first on <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com">Detroit is Different</a>.</p>
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		<title>Pop Culture According to Jeff Horste Is Never Just Entertainment</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Khary Frazier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“If my cat or you were hanging over a cliff I’m sorry man.” Jeff Horste returns to Detroit is Different with the kind of conversation where comedy becomes cultural criticism before anybody notices the turn. From remembering the Lions’ 0–16 season to breaking down Detroiters, navigating Los Angeles auditions, voiceover work, streaming culture, and the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com/pop-culture-according-to-jeff-horste-is-never-just-entertainment/">Pop Culture According to Jeff Horste Is Never Just Entertainment</a> appeared first on <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com">Detroit is Different</a>.</p>
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		<title>Sweat Equity, Experience, and Smarts are Talents Richard Hosey pours into Development</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“I would come down here and tear out the walls and do the demo myself after I got off work from the Bank.” Richard Hosey didn’t enter Detroit development simply moving money—he grabbed a crowbar, sledgehammer and Sawzall and put his own hands on his first building. “I had to get hit in the head [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com/sweat-equity-experience-and-smarts-are-talents-richard-hosey-pours-into-development/">Sweat Equity, Experience, and Smarts are Talents Richard Hosey pours into Development</a> appeared first on <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com">Detroit is Different</a>.</p>
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		<title>Healing the People and the Land with Dr Demarra West at Hearth Summit Detroit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Khary Frazier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“I knew instantly that Detroit needed this flavor.” After experiencing a Hearth Summit at Omega Institute in partnership with the Harlem Wellness Center, Dr. Demarra West knew this gathering needed to come to Detroit. Now Hearth Summit Detroit arrives October 8–10, bringing together 200 social entrepreneurs, artists, educators, funders, mental health and holistic practitioners around [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com/healing-the-people-and-the-land-with-dr-demarra-west-at-hearth-summit-detroit/">Healing the People and the Land with Dr Demarra West at Hearth Summit Detroit</a> appeared first on <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com">Detroit is Different</a>.</p>
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		<title>How Neighborhood Organizing Shaped Councilmember Latisha Johnson</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Khary Frazier]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“I just knew I wanted something different from what I had seen growing up.” Councilmember Latisha Johnson’s story is about discovering Detroit, serving Detroit, and eventually helping shape Detroit’s future. From Kettering High School’s Benjamin Banneker Honors program and summers studying at U of M to working with Detroit’s visitors bureau, Johnson gained a wider [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com/how-neighborhood-organizing-shaped-councilmember-latisha-johnson/">How Neighborhood Organizing Shaped Councilmember Latisha Johnson</a> appeared first on <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com">Detroit is Different</a>.</p>
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		<title>Norris Howard From Brightmoor to the Media Shaping Detroit&#8217;s Story</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Khary Frazier]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“Detroit the city is not a monolith” Norris Howard’s story moves from Great Migration roots in Birmingham Alabama and Dalton Georgia to a family stretched across Detroit’s east and west sides and his own coming of age in Brightmoor. A Michigan Bell union mother taught him that “Black women are superheroes unto themselves” while his [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com/norris-howard-from-brightmoor-to-the-media-shaping-detroits-story/">Norris Howard From Brightmoor to the Media Shaping Detroit&#8217;s Story</a> appeared first on <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com">Detroit is Different</a>.</p>
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		<title>I Wanted to Come Back to the City That Raised Me, Dr. Madeline Walker Miller</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Khary Frazier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“I think my non-traditional journey through academia through life is all a result of God’s bigger purpose for my life.” Dr. Madeline Walker Miller’s story moves through family, faith, environmental justice, entrepreneurship, and a Detroit legacy she now feels responsible for carrying forward. Raised in Palmer Woods near Seven Mile and Woodward, with roots stretching [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com/i-wanted-to-come-back-to-the-city-that-raised-me-dr-madeline-walker-miller/">I Wanted to Come Back to the City That Raised Me, Dr. Madeline Walker Miller</a> appeared first on <a href="https://detroitisdifferent.com">Detroit is Different</a>.</p>
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