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  • Latest episode: “Queen Mother Helen Moore’s Fight for Detroit Children for Over 50 Years”
  • Latest episode: “There’s No Place on the Planet that Loves Joe Louis like Detroit, Joyce Barrow-Henderson, Daughter of Joe Louis”
  • Latest episode: “Four Cities, 29 Miles, One Detroit Story: Leona Medley on Legacy, Leadership & Green Space”

Colleen Ivana Jones, also known as Vonnie Pill, is a less seasoned Detroiter that is making a big impact on the city’s art scene. She is the art director for the Juneteenth Jubilee Detroit Committee, a proprietor of Lifted Literacy and Arts organization as well as Luxana Body & Locs. She is very adamant about including and uplifting local artists by creating events that will showcase the talent Detroit has to offer. Within this interview, she highlights her artistic influences, her talented family, the power of words, and her journey as a “functional artist.”