While treating children in an underserved neighborhood in San Francisco, pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris noticed a disturbing trend: many of the kids who came to see her had experienced childhood trauma and it was impacting their health. In response, she founded the Center for Youth Wellness, which she now heads as the CEO. Today, Dr. […]
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#RollUpOurSleeves: Rich Garcia of Alma Backyard Farms
In his long-sleeve waffle shirt, dark roughed-up work pants and scuffed brown leather boots, Rich Garcia moves carefully among rows of vegetables. His canvas hat tilted to the side, and a thin red scapular hanging around his neck completes his farming uniform. His hands are dirty in a way that can come only from a […]
DETROIT POET NATASHA T. Miller SPEAKS ON HER LOVE FOR THE MOTOR CITY
Somewhere in the Projects. There’s a kid working On a project. To projectTo the world. He livesin a city that Grows boys and girls into Lions and tigers. A city that takes the fire and the ashesbuilds rebuildsturns abandoned houses andempty fields into things worth looking at. A place that never looks backThe center stage of a […]
15 Seconds with #TeamShinola
Who makes up #TeamShinola? From the watch assembly team, to the leather team, and everyone in between — we all share one thing: a love for what we do. Get to know some of the artisans and team members behind Shinola in the video series below. View more employee stories here on The Journal or […]
Introducing The Future First Rapping President Of The United States
“I’m ten years old and when I grow up I want to be mayor of Detroit and then the President of the United States. I like to make and sell candles and I started a company called Super Business Girl and recently got an award for being Detroit’s youngest entrepreneur. That was awesome! I want […]
CCS: A History of Innovation
The Alfred Taubman Center For Design Education, built by Alfred A Kahn in 1928, once was the home for the innovative minds of General Motors and Electrics. Some of the great inventions from automatic transmission to the first heart-lung machine came from this building. Currently, the Taubman Center houses both the College for Creative Studies, […]