Authentically Detroit

Latest Episodes:

Live Free or Die: A Conversation About COVID-19 in Michigan Prisons w/Shaka Senghor, Victoria Burton-Harris & Yusef Shakur May 05, 2020

Show notes

We had a conversation about what's actually happening in the prison system in the state of Michigan. The Detroit Free Press released and article detailing a class-action lawsuit that the Michigan Department of Corrections is facing because of its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 1,400 inmates have contracted the coronavirus in Michigan prisons.

Whiteness in the Age of COVID-19 w/Chase Cantrell, Yusef Shakur, & Kenny Andejeski Apr 28, 2020

Show notes

A conversation about white privilege in the age of COVID-19 pandemic. What does it mean to be white? How does the abuse of white privilege show up in Detroit? What do we do about it?

Finding Hope & Faith During a Pandemic w/Pastor Sonny & Sherita Smith & Yodit Mesfin Johnson Apr 21, 2020

Show notes

Detroit has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. There is an overwhelming amount of loss, trauma and grief that pervades in our city. No matter what your status is in Detroit, you've somehow been affected by this virus. It's a dark time with seemingly no expiration date but in this episode we wanted to provide a glimmer of light, hope and levity in this new reality that we've all been thrusted in. Pastor Sonny Smith of Detroit Church, Sherita Smith of Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation and Yodit Mesfin Johnson joined us to talk about the role of faith, hope, healing, and inspiration during this dim chapter in our lives.

SPECIAL EPISODE: Honoring The Life & Legacy of Our Friend Marlowe Stoudamire Apr 07, 2020

Show notes

THIS EPISODE WE ARE HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF OUR DEAR FRIEND AND DETROIT CHAMPION, MARLOWE STOUDAMIRE. MARLOWE APPEARED MANY TIMES ON AUTHENTICALLY DETROIT AND WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER AN EPISODE FULL OF “MARLOWE-ISMS.” THINGS THAT ONLY MARLOWE CAN SAY IN HIS VERY “MARLOWE” WAY.
NOTHING ABOUT THIS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS NORMAL. OUR NORMALCY HAS BEEN STRIPPED FROM US, AS WERE THE TRADITIONAL WAYS WE’VE GRIEVED, GATHERED AND COMFORTED EACH OTHER.
OUR HEART WEEPS FOR MARLOWE’S WIFE AND CHILDREN, HIS FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES, AND THE CITY OF DETROIT AT-LARGE. LOSING MARLOWE AND SO MANY OTHERS IS HARD AND THE TRAUMA AND GRIEF IS PALPABLE. WE ARE ANXIOUS TO PUT TOGETHER THE FRAGMENTS OF WHAT IS LEFT AFTER THIS CRISIS AND BEGIN HEALING.
WE HOPE THAT WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THIS COMPILATION EPISODE THAT YOU’LL FEEL MARLOWE’S SPIRIT AND BE COMFORTED IN SOME WAY. THIS EPISODE WE REMEMBER AND COMMEMORATE THE WORK, THE ADVOCATE, THE CHEERLEADER, THE FATHER, THE HUSBAND, THE LIFE OF ONE OF THE MOST AUTHENTIC DETROITERS WE KNOW… MARLOWE STOUDAMIRE.

Social Distancing In Detroit w/Kim Trent & Ned Stabeler Mar 26, 2020

Show notes

COVID-19 has made its way to Detroit. What do we do? How do we slow the spread? Is government responding in an equitable way? This episode Donna and Orlando spoke with Kim Trent, Deputy Director of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity in charge of Prosperity and Ned Stabeler, President/CEO of TechTown Detroit to get their perspectives.

Health Equity in Detroit Amid COVID-19 w/Dr. Abdul El-Sayed & Dr. Carmen McIntyre Mar 17, 2020

Show notes

On this special episode, Donna and Orlando speak with former Detroit Director of Health, former Michigan Gubernatorial Candidate, CNN Political Analyst, and Author, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and America's response. Donna and Orlando also spoke to Chief Medical Officer for the Michigan Department of Corrections, Professor and Assistant Dean at Wayne State University Medical School, and member of the State of Michigan’s Coronavirus Task Force, Dr. Carmen McIntyre!

Food Equity in Detroit w/Ederique Goudia, Rafa Wright, & Kwaku Osei-Bonsu Mar 10, 2020

Show notes

This week we were joined by Ederique Goudia, owner of the new Gabriel Hall restaurant coming to West Village, Rafa Wright, serial entrepreneur and the owner of Neighborhood Grocery, and Kwaku Osei-Bonsu, founder of Black Metro Eats and Detroit's Black Restaurant Week. We had a conversation about food equity, food apartheid, public health, and black owned grocery stores and restaurants in Detroit.

Kwame Kilpatrick Clemency & Detroit's 2020 Census w/Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, Angela B. Wilson & Dillon Brown Mar 03, 2020

Show notes

This week we were joined by Michigan State Representative Sherry Gay-Dagnogo to talk about her visit to the White House to hand deliver a letter requesting President Trump to pardon former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick who is currently serving out a 28-year sentence in federal prison. We even asked her about her plans to "maybe" run for Mayor of Detroit. We were also joined by ECN staff members Angela Wilson and Dillon Brown to talk about their work to ensure everyone on the Eastside is counted in the 2020 Census!

Building The Engine of Community Development w/Maggie DeSantis! Feb 25, 2020

Show notes

This week we sat down with Maggie DeSantis who is the Initiative Manager of Building the Engine of Community Development in Detroit. We talked about the state of community development work in Detroit and learned about the work she has been leading to create a sustainable system for community development work in Detroit.

Philanthropy In Black Cities w/Kevin Ryan (Ford Fdn) and Meredith Freeman (Fisher Fdn) Feb 18, 2020

Show notes

Donna is back! This week we sat down with Kevin Ryan of the Ford Foundation and Meredith Freeman of Fisher Foundation to talk about how philanthropic institutions show up in Black cities like Detroit. Who's at the board table, who is in c-suite, who gets to make the decisions? We asked all of the juicy questions you've always wanted to ask to demystify the philanthropic world.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected