Friends,
10 months ago I published a Challenge Detroit blog post outlining the social media challenge, an opportunity to blow up my following with happenings in the D. I realized quickly that the value exceeded the fun of over-hastagging in that I created a trail of gluten free breadcrumbs that chronicles my first year in the Motor City. […]
World,
Meet Roslyn – one of the future patrons of Ground Up. About 5 months ago, I announced via blogosphere that Alexandra and I would be opening a coffee shop and bar repurposed as a funding vehicle for Detroit’s social entrepreneurs. BUILD Social was just the beginning of a long list of local and national learning […]
It’s becoming more and more obvious that we need to go beyond teaching kids how to use technology and extend curriculum to teaching them how to create it. Two weeks ago I was presented with just that chance – by coordinating and delivering (along with some stellar volunteers) our first ever Day of Code to […]
When I was 7 years old I moved to Puerto Rico for a two year stint in Mayaguez, a beautiful city on the western half of la Isla. My fondest memories of my extended stay always take me back to a small and undragged, chain-link enclosed dirt field in my communidad where Little League games were played […]
I recently heard a superintendent lay out her argument on why the Common Core standards are anti-Christian. On national radio. Religious or not, I think everyone should take a moment to educate themselves on the inevitable and long overdue shift in curriculum. Sorry – no Sparknotes, but there’s a movie that summarizes the book:
Three-Minute […]
In a few days, Alexandra and I will take part in the first ever BUILD Social course, a spinoff of D:Hive’s popular BUILD program for entrepreneurs. The 10-week class will give us a chance to learn from and develop a business plan alongside the social entrepreneurs making waves in Detroit. To be accepted to the […]
January was an eventful month. Every month has been since moving to Detroit, but this one so much so that I’ve forgotten to blog until 2 hours before the deadline! Sorry, Deirdre, Shelley, and my snowflaky Midtown princess turned loyal peer editor at midnight Lyse Cook. At a loss for inspiration and drained from karate […]
A recent day-long discussion regarding race and diversity at GM’s Innovation Xchange (which ironically ended with a Christmas “White Elephant” exchange) prompted me to do a little research on the size of the Latino community in Detroit. After consulting the scholars at Wikipedia, I worked my way over to a slightly more reputable and undoubtedly […]
I’m now 5 months deep with Macro Connect, Inc. and people are finally beginning to understand what I do. Given the overwhelming amount of negativity associated with the long hours, low pay, and poor performance doled out by the education system, I am inevitably asked the question by friends and colleagues in some form or […]