THE CITY OF DETROIT WOULD LIKE YOU TO ATTEND THE I-375 NEIGHBORHOOD FRAMEWORK COMMUNITY MEETING #2
TONIGHT 🚧Tuesday, April 22, 2025
5:30 PM-7:30 PM At The Eastern Market Shed 5 (2810 Russell St.) Detroit, Ml, 48207
For 3/13 Day, we’re celebrating our city’s legacy with a special Preserving Black Legacy Look Book—paying homage to the style and stories that make us who we are. SEE FULL LOOK 👀 BOOK 📖 https://t.co/d62aTO0kQL
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Get to know Howard Thompson, storyteller, and lifelong Detroiter. Oral history stories like these are a part of the Sankofa Community Research Project. WATCH FULL VIDEO https://t.co/g6vOyhRZKl #blackbottomarchieves
On this day in 1956:
Several years after Black Bottom, a largely Black and poor community, was leveled, ground is broken on Lafayette Park's Pavilion Luxury Apartments. It's designed for middle class folks.
Meet Mr. Leonard Johnson, one of our cherished Sankofa storytellers! Head to our linktree to listen to more of Mr. Leonard's captivating story or to sign up and share your own.