Detroit is Different

  • Latest episode: “Sweat Equity, Experience, and Smarts are Talents Richard Hosey pours into Development”
  • Latest episode: “Healing the People and the Land with Dr Demarra West at Hearth Summit Detroit”
  • Latest episode: “How Neighborhood Organizing Shaped Councilmember Latisha Johnson”

  • Latest episode: “Sweat Equity, Experience, and Smarts are Talents Richard Hosey pours into Development”
  • Latest episode: “Healing the People and the Land with Dr Demarra West at Hearth Summit Detroit”
  • Latest episode: “How Neighborhood Organizing Shaped Councilmember Latisha Johnson”

“You don’t know Detroit ’til you know Vinewood!” In this deeply-rooted, powerful conversation, Victoria Camille takes us on a journey through generational migration, community transformation, and grassroots organizing. From her granddad “Kid Heney” the boxer at Joe Louis Arena, to growing up in River Rouge and Santa Rosa, to facing the harsh realities of returning to a declining Vinewood, Victoria brings layered Detroit truths: “I thought I saw a ghost—it was Auntie Lulu on my porch.” This Detroit is Different episode spans from field trips in a hippie teacher’s van to fighting off street racers with flower beds and block clubs. Victoria shares the real reasons she’s running for Police Commissioner in District 7: “We need to move from policing to true community safety.” If you’ve ever wondered how to turn inherited homes into healing spaces or how to push yourself to the edge like a 400-meter sprint, this one’s for you.