People

Blair Evans is the founder of Incite Focus, a "platform for community production," which demonstrates the revolutionary potential of applying permaculture principles in the context of Detroit's DIY maker culture.

Julia Putnam is the principal of the James And Grace Lee Boggs School, a school that takes a place-based approach to learning with the ultimate focus being the community surrounding the school.

Frank McGhee is the Director of Neighborhood Service Organization's Youth Initiatives Project (NSO YIP), a youth leadership and advocacy training program focused on the prevention of violence and substance abuse.

Tom Goddeeris is the executive director of the Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation, a nonprofit, community-based organization working to preserve and improve the Grandmont Rosedale Neighborhoods of northwest Detroit.

Thom and Diane Linn are lifelong Detroiters and advocates for the city. They are also the proud parents of Andy, Emily, and Rob Linn, who are each following in their parents' footsteps to help build a better Detroit. 

Olayami Dabls is the owner of the MBAD African Bead Museum, a major repository for African artifacts including sculptures, textiles, pottery, and bead works dating back hundreds of years, from countless cultures throughout Africa.

Mother and daughter Dell and Sharon Pryor, among Detroit's earliest art and cultural ambassadors, are the owners of Del Pryor Gallery and Tulani Rose, longtime art institutions located in Midtown.

Antonio Cosme is a young artist, activist, and social organizer in Southwest Detroit. He co-founded the Raiz Up, a neighborhood collective of Southwest Detroit residents using hip hop as a tool to create social awareness in their community through community dialog, artistic creation and collective action.