Our Life In The D

Osborn student shares experience in Mali, West Africa with buildOn

Alexandria Costner, 17, has been involved with buildOn since she was in the 9thgrade at… [more]

Annual School Shopper Fair boasts Top Detroit Schools

Excellent Schools Detroit and the Detroit Parent Network partnered again for its 2nd Annual School Shopper… [more]

Mobile Health Clinic serves Detroit kids

Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) delivers more than 15,000 services annually to metro-Detroit students… [more]

DPS Students meet President Barack Obama at White House Science Fair

On February 7, students from O.W. Holmes Elementary-Middle School and Paul Robeson, Malcolm X Academy… [more]

Across The Six Neighborhoods

Southwestern High School potential closure, students rally in opposition

May 10, 2012 By Gionni Crawford Leave a Comment

Southwestern High School is a Detroit Public School located in Southwest Detroit with approx. 580 students enrolled. Southwestern is also scheduled to be closed down due to financial strains of the district -- the lowest performing schools were added to the closure list. On Friday, April, 20, 2012 Southwestern students, parents and supporters protested in front of the school. This video voices the … [Read More...]

Around the D – Update from Cody-Rouge youth journalists

May 2, 2012 By China Cochran Leave a Comment

This week we're featuring our youth journalists from the Cody Rouge community, Brittany Moore, Akeela Taylor, Arzane Neely, and Johnea Neely. They talk about the different skills they've learned and the importance of Our Life in the D to them. Created by Arzane Neely Music by Gabrielle Daniels http://youtu.be/rQIIEOO-hj4 … [Read More...]

About Our Life in the D

April 30, 2012 By China Cochran 1 Comment

Check out what OLiD youth journalists are doing in their communities! Our news, our stories about our neighborhoods...Our Life in the D http://youtu.be/XlaE5AVOycY … [Read More...]

Around the D – Update from Southwest & Chadsey-Condon youth journalists

April 23, 2012 By China Cochran Leave a Comment

This week we feature the youth journalists of Southwest and Chadsey-Condon Communities --Champagne Peterson, Jordan Williams, Kaelin Austin, and Caleb Browner. They discuss what Our Life in the D means to them! http://youtu.be/buMXb5uFqMU … [Read More...]

Around the D – Update from Osborn youth journalists

April 19, 2012 By China Cochran Leave a Comment

In this weeks Around the D Update, we are featuring our youth journalists from the Osborn community -- Sarah Vang, Gionni Crawford, and Lettie-Ann Miller. In this video this young leaders talk about the various opportunities they have had through Our Life in the D. They also talk about how this program has changed their perceptions of … [Read More...]