This week Cindy Eggleton, co-founder and CEO of Brilliant Detroit sat down with Donna and Guest Host Chase Cantrell to discuss how they’re improving literacy rates while tackling blight!

Since 2016, Eggleton has guided Brilliant Detroit’s growth through its community-led approach. Her leadership has propelled the organization to 18 neighborhoods by transforming a house in need of repair into a creative community hub. It partners with 170 national and local organizations to deliver early childhood education, health and family support programs. More than 20,000 children have benefited from the programming.

According to Eggleton, the model works because it’s with, for and by neighbors. Brilliant Detroit gets a house and repurposes it only after they have been invited into the neighborhood. Parents are central to the success of Brilliant Detroit. The organization aligns the programs and activities so kids and families can get what they need to measure their own success. They also form advisory groups in the neighborhood so there’s continuous input.

For more information on Brilliant Detroit and their work, click here.

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This week Drake Phifer of Urban Organic joined Orlando and Guest Host Kat Stafford to discuss the 6th Annual Detroit Diaspora Day Party.

Urban Organic Arts and Culture company was founded in 2001. They curate events and promote visual, cinematic and performing artists.

This Sunday, May 26th, they will host their 6th Annual Diaspora Day Party. This vibrant event will showcase an exceptional lineup of music connoisseurs hailing from Detroit and beyond, offering an immersive journey into electronic beats that epitomize the city’s pulsating holiday vibe and beyond.

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This week Donna and Orlando sat down with Michelle Renaud, the founder of Urban Solace to discuss the importance of mental and physical health!

As a Detroit native, Michelle sought to improve access to quality health education and wellness programming within her community - through Urban Wellness Group, which was founded in 2001 and has offered mobile corporate programming and community fitness initiatives to countless clients and students since its inception.

As an experienced registered teacher with Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500), Michelle has over 25 years of practice on her mat. She became an avid practitioner after sustaining a severe knee injury in 1997 that sidelined her passion for running. Incorporating yoga into her rehabilitation plan helped her discover its functional fitness benefits.

Urban Solace is the proud producer of the longest-running, FREE outdoor yoga programs in downtown Detroit. They’ve been providing fun & fitness on the riverfront to thousands of residents and visitors since 2007.

For more information on Michelle and Urban Solace, click here.

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