Detroit. Chapter 5: Life

"Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus"– We hope for better things; it will rise from the ashes – Motto of the City of Detroit 

Survival is life in Detroit. In the face of multiple challenges the people of the city continue to stand tall. The city’s collective resilience is unwavering.  The narrative of the city is defined by its north star: self–determination. 

Featuring the voices of: Bryan C. Barnhill II, Natasha T. Miller, Mary A. ‘Lisa’ Franklin, Marsha Battle Philpot / Marsha Music, Deborah Love-Peel, Shamayim ‘Shu’ Harris & Terrence West. 

All sound recordings were created in the City of Detroit during the production of the limited edition book i.Detroit – a Human Atlas of an American City, available here. ISBN 978-1-9163668-0-0. 

The Intersections podcast honors the lives and voices of the 100 Detroiters, listed below, who were nominated by their peers to be included in i.Detroit, whose trust, love and participation created this work.

 

Dedicated to Detroit artist and visionary Charles McGee (1924 – 2021)

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Producer: LaToya Cross

Narrator: jessica Care moore

Music: Marcus Elliot, Efe Bes & Brian Eno

Funding President: Rip Rapson

Funding Partner: Wendy Jackson

Executive Producer: Mark Davidoff 

Recordings in Detroit: Joe Briggs–Price

Sound Design: Sarah Myles

Podcast Director: Matt Hill

Design Director: Jim Sutherland

Human Atlas Producer: Camila Pastorelli 

Human Atlas Creator:  Marcus Lyon

Support for Intersections and the Human Atlas comes from The Kresge Foundation – working to expand opportunities in America’s Cities through grantmaking and social investing. For more information go to kresge.org

 

The 100 i.Detroiters are:  Dannah Wilson, Hanan Ali Yahya, Viranel Clerard, Zina Davis, Rashida Tlaib, Ambra Redrick, Natasha T. Miller, Aurelio G. Dorris-Bey, Khali Sweeney, Dwan Dandridge, ShaCha Geronimo ,Veronika Scott, Kwaku Osei-Bonsu, Pashon Murray, Aaron Foley, Michele Oberholtzer, LaKeisha Florence, Mark Wallace, Scott Hocking, Chris Lambert, Chazz Miller, Misha Stallworth, Noah Stephens, Tiffany Brown, Bernita Williams-Bradley, Marcus Elliot, Larry Austin, Matthew Naimi, Chase L. Cantrell, Shamayim ‘SHU’ Harris, Zsa Zsa Hubbard, Shannon Smith, Amy Good, Lauren Hood, Kirk Mayes, John J. George, James Feagin, Pamela Esshaki, Satori Shakoor, Cheryl P. Johnson, Efe Bes, Mikel Bresee, Dr. Truman Hudson Jr., Marsha Battle Philpot / Marsha Music, Monica Lewis-Patrick, Jamon Jordan, Larry ‘Gabe’ Gabriel, Gary Wozniak, jessica Care moore, Pamela Good, Maria Anita Salinas, Osvaldo ‘Ozzie’ Rivera, Alice Thompson, Carlos Nielbock, Dan Carmody, Anthony Benavides, Suzy Villarreal-Garza, Omar Hernandez, Martin Manna, Virgil ‘Al’ Taylor, Denise Smith, Jerry Hebron, Rev. Larry L. Simmons, George N'Namdi, Carmen N'Namdi, Penny Bailer, Nora Chapa Mendoza, Crystal Bernard, Phillis Judkins, Martin Herman, Shirley Burch, Charles McGee, Lisa Johanon, Abdul ‘Duke’ Kareem Fakir, Lashinda Stair, Giizhigad / Christy Bieber, Adnan Charara, Rochelle Riley, Ayesha Ghazi Edwin, Elijah Craft, Derrick May, Terrence West, Noura Ballout, Cornelius A. Wilson, Fatou–Seydi S. Sarr, Shanel Adams, Arielle Johnson, Mary A. ‘Lisa’ Franklin, Jason Wilson, Shaffwan Ahmed, Eric L. Miller, Deborah Love-Peel, Sandra Turner-Handy, James W. Ribbron