As Detroit continues its ascent back to the realms of our nation’s unwritten ”list” of marquee places, albeit slowly, It has encountered a series of both political and social barriers. At times its feels as if large parts of the city are not willing to let go of the normality they were raised with to allow the […]
Often the first characteristic someone notices about me, or uses to describe me is sports related. Runner. Student-Athlete. Sports Enthusiast. These words were the ”finished” product of a façade I had carefully hand-crafted to hide behind. A façade that followed me from city to city as I kept running from the truths I wasn’t mature enough to […]
i·den·ti·ty
NOUN
the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
Detroit is a city infamous for starkly different identities between those who inhabit it and those who only know it from the headlines repeatability plastered above the local newspaper. Headlines, overhead experiences and singular occurrences create a false façade that cloud our vision of a cities true identity. An […]
To the naked eye, Detroit has become a city whom has revitalized itself and withstood the onslaught of negative media attention and dilemmas as a result of filling for bankruptcy. However, Detroit is still beset by the vast majority of the problems, both on a local and government level, that led to its demise in […]
Detroit is a city marred by its complicated but rich history, and is identified by the long-term residents who have overcome the surmounting trials and tribulations before them. Detroit is a city unlike that of any other. Detroit, over time, will reveal the true nature of yourself. Detroit will test your fortitude and uncover your […]
Hebrews 11:1 – Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
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Life is best understood when we have the luxury of hindsight to rely upon, but we must live our life’s moving forward centered around faith in God and ourselves. To chase our dreams, we must understand that our […]
“The time is always right to do the right thing”
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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In 1894 on the east side of Chicago Illinois Fritz Pollard, the first African-American to play in the National Football League (NFL) was born. He lead the Akron Pros to AFPA (NFL) Championship in 1920. In 1921, he was elected co-head coach while maintaining his […]
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“Detroit turned out to be Heaven, but it also turned out to be hell”
-Marvin Gaye
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The city of Detroit was erected from its infancy in the early 19th Century to the heights of the automotive industry by the unwavering hands and work ethic of millions of skilled tradesmen hidden behind the walls of then-emerging automotive giants Chrysler, Ford and GM. Men and women […]
“Unless you learn to face you own shadows, you will continue to see them in others, because the world outside you is only a reflection of the world inside you’’
There are strong harmonies I have witnessed between the city of Detroit and my personal running journey. To understand both copiously you must experience the entirely, […]
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows” // Epictetus
The words of a Greek Stoic philosopher have never echoed as loudly, and clearly as my time in Detroit. An individuals ability to silence their pride in an effort to redefine a prior judgment, and learn the truth is the definition of true […]