As this will be the last blog that I write for Challenge Detroit, I have decided to keep it short and sweet. To wrap up this year’s blog series I will leave you with my biggest lesson’s learned throughout the past year about the city that I call home.
The city of Detroit is taking the […]
For the month of July the Challenge Detroit Fellows were tasked with coming up with their own monthly challenge. We were to find something that we were passionate about and put all our efforts for the month in addressing that passion. It took me all of two seconds to decide where I was going to […]
Today, I was at the World Cup viewing party that took place at Campus Martius. And to my surprise I was slapped with a stereotype that no matter how hard I try, or how far my career takes me, I feel that I will never be able to escape.
Let me give you a little […]
These days I find myself not looking too far forward and living in the now. But today, I find myself looking forward to my Challenge Detroit Impact Project, which will take place next month. I’m not looking forward to it because of the particular project, but more because of the different opportunities to impact the […]
How fast does a year go by? This month marked the 9th month of our Challenge Detroit fellowship. If we needed any more proof that this year is almost up, we also hosted the finalist for year three this month. Throughout this year I can honestly say that I lived, worked, played, gave, and led […]
Teddy Bears never die! Last month the Challenge Detroit Teddy Bears lost in the playoffs of the YMCA Basketball League. It was heart breaking, to lose in the fashion that we did. To lose in overtime has to be the worst way to get eliminated. I tell you I still don’t know who was guarding […]
It’s crazy how it happened but only she could fit an entire life into a two hour dream. Last night I had a dream where I was sitting in my Granny’s kitchen. This was big because this is where some of the most powerful conversations that I had with her has occurred. It was in […]
It’s that time of year that everyone starts to write down their goals for the year ahead. I also feel the need to write down what I plan to accomplish for the year 2014. As I was writing I realized that for 2014 I only have one goal. And that is to, “Grind harder!”
2013 has […]
This month I had the privilege of being one of Challenge Detroit’s Spotlight Fellows. There was a blog dedicated to me and the things that I have been doing throughout my time in the program, and there were two videos that me and Fares were able to put together to visually display me living, working, […]