Detroit is Different

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  • Latest episode: “Sweet Leadership: April Anderson on Business, Balance & Building Culture”
  • Latest episode: “Beloved Community, Unbreakable Roots: The Kevin Jones Story”
  • Latest episode: “It Costs More to Be Poor: Real Talk on Housing, Hustling & Higher Ed for Shawntae Harris Mintline”

Dexter is one of Detroit’s most spoken-of streets. Kash Doll’s new album introduced hip-hop listeners to the street worldwide. For Achsha Jones, it was home for her family through the 1980s and 1990s. Achsha is the founder and director of Trip Slip to people that meet her in the technology space. In this Detroit is Different feature, you are introduced to the kid from Dexter who witnessed how crack cocaine, the prison industrial complex, and poverty strengthened her for the rollercoaster of American Life. Achsha shares her love for creativity. Find out about her journey as a 1998 graduate of the Original (old) Detroit High School for Fine and Performing Arts. She shares how watching an idea become a reality is an impactful inspiration that drives her today. Check out the Detroit is Different feature with Trip Slip’s Achsha Jones.