Detroit is Different

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  • Latest episode: “Fair Share, Real Power: Detroiters, Development, and the Future of Justice with Theo Pride”
  • Latest episode: “From Joy Road Roots to WDET’s “The Metro” with Tia Graham”
  • Latest episode: “Five Generations, One Mission: Renette Jackson on Law, Motherhood, and Black Detroit’s Future”

Yusef Bunchy Shakur joins Detroit is Different to talk about his upcoming State of Detroit address. Yusef Bunchy Shakur tells the story of how Henry Ford Hospital is gentrifying his neighborhood. Yusef shares how he was informed through hearsay that a closed meeting was about the future of his community. Yusef walked into the meeting to witness an urban planner tell him his Mother’s house will not exist in Henry Ford Hospital’s plans. Yusef Bunchy Shakur tells the story of how his grandmother and kept morals, character, and integrity. The discussion moves on to share what role social capital plays in a Black neighborhood.