Detroit is Different Podcast
1) S7E42 -From Redistricting to the Ombudsman: Sherry Gay-Dagnogo on Power, Schools & Service
“What about us?” Sherry Gay-Dagnogo asks, cutting straight to the bone as she joins Khary Frazier to chart how Detroit’s past battles shape tomorrow’s wins for Legacy Black Detroit. In a conversation ...Show More
2) S7E41 -Water We Inherit: Entrepreneurship, AI, and Detroit’s Blue Economy with Brittany Vanderbeek
“The biggest word that inspired us to be here is grit.” From that charge, Brittany Vanderbeek of Aqua Action and host Khary Frazier dive into Detroit’s bluest truth: “the greatest asset in the world…w...Show More
3) S7E40 -Jit, Murals & Joy Phillip Simpson Builds The Smile Brand
It's not about showing your teeth—it's a reminder to be kind, Phillip Simpson, founder of The Smile Brand, takes it from Sojourner Truth Homes and seven & Hoover to DSA hallways, a U-M critique that b...Show More
4) S7E39 -We Can Do Our Own Planning: Lauren Hood & the Institute for Afro-Urbanism
“We can do our own planning… I want to see Black people living well and thriving.’ —Lauren Hood, Institute for Afro-Urbanism” Lauren Hood pulls back the curtain on Afro-Urbanism and flips the script o...Show More
5) S7E38 -Land Taught Me I’m a Creator, Treetop Grows & the Future of Legacy Black Detroit
“All of the opposition that opposed me has no comparison to the opportunity that upholds me.” From that declaration, Mama Tree—Latrina Conaway of Treetop Grows Farm—takes us on a Detroit journey that’...Show More
6) S7E37 -“Serving Your Soul One Plate at a Time” — Ms. Kisha’s Kitchen on Detroit is Different
“Serving your soul one plate at a time,” Ms. Kisha declares—and from there her story cooks: taught collards by “my grandma, my mom,” rooted in Tuscaloosa-to-Detroit migration “for the motor industry,”...Show More
7) S7E36 -More Is Caught Than Taught How Umoja Debate League is Rewriting Detroit’s Civic Culture with Jerjuan Howard
“Leaders have to be a little delusional and have a lot of audacity.” From the first minutes, Jerjuan Howard plants that flag and then shows the receipts—why “youth development, community development m...Show More
8) S7E35 -From Conant Gardens to City Hall Renata Miller’s Detroit Story
“To whom much is given, much is required,” Renata Miller shares her love of Detroit from four generations of Detroit love and responsibility. Miller roots her run for City Council District 5 in a live...Show More
9) S7E34 -It Ain’t Fly Without Us: Lazar Favors on Unusual Business & Black Spirits Power
“It ain’t fly without us.” From that truth, Lazar Favors gives an hour of game on how Taste of Black Spirits is rewriting the rules of an industry that too often locks Detroit out. Lazar salutes Detro...Show More
10) S7E33 -You Think You Know Detroit? Keisha Brooks Brings the Vibe and the Vision
“You can go your whole life and not look back... until it’s necessary.” Keisha Brooks shares a soul-stirring journey through Detroit’s West Side porches and East Side power, weaving a story that recla...Show More