NEW DETROIT

Plowshares Theatre Company returns to the stage after two year hiatus with debut of new play

Best-selling author and historian Dr. Ibram X. Kendi will serve as the keynote speaking for an October conference on racial equality being held in Detroit.

In this special video presentation from New Detroit, a group of local voices discuss the way forward on race relations, and share some of their experiences with racism.

Detroit’s beloved free global music festival, the Concert of Colors, returns this year. The festival, which runs through Monday, will include a blend of live, broadcast and streamed events. “We believe everybody should have access to great culture, and making it free assures that.” —Ismael Ahmed, founder of the Concert of ColorsListen: The Concert of Colors showcases music from around the world. GuestIsmael Ahmed is the founder and organizer of the Concert of Colors. The Concert of Colors was started by New Detroit in 1993, Ahmed explains.

New Detroit is hosting the New Detroit Town Hall series about “Advancing a Racially Equitable COVID-19 Recovery.”

A new report details the extent of the COVID-19 pandemic’s disproportionate effects on Black Detroit residents. Ray and his team found that Black Detroit residents were the hardest-hit by the pandemic for several structural reasons. He says that in order to dismantle this systemic racism, it will take consistent work. ”Systemic racism has led, quite frankly, to the disparities in health care … the root cause of this problem is systemic,” he says. “But it’s like cleaning a room when the whole house needs to be clean … When we say it’s a systemic problem, we have to clean the whole house.”

For more than five decades this non profit has been in the fight against racism, and you can join in with a simple signature. It’s a declaration of war against racism created by the local non profit New Detroit. “New Detroit is a coalition of leaders working to achieve racial understanding and racial equity among southeast Michigan,” said Rafferty, the CEO of New Detroit. I’ve experienced going into stores and being obviously and negatively profiled,” he said. New Detroit exists not just to fight racism, but systemic racism and getting to the root of the issue, not just the symptoms.

DETROIT Standing in the midday heat, 30 of Detroits most prominent business, political and philanthropical leaders declared they would be pushing for systemic racial change in their organizations, in education and in policing. We are now engaged in an intentional, deliberate and lasting war on racism, New Detroit chair and president of Gardner White Furniture Rachel Tronstein Stewart said. New Detroit announced a renewed focus on ending systemic racism. READ: Protesters put Detroit leaders on public tribunal amid George Floyd marchesFor every dollar a white family earns in income, a black family earns 57 cents. For every dollar a white family has in wealth a black family has 7 cents, President and CEO of New Detroit Michael Rafferty said.

Spot the Nain Rouge, the dastardly anti-hero of Detroit, at this event typically held in late March. Everyones favorite New Detroit tradition returns for another year of thwarting the legendary harbinger of doom at the Marche du Nain Rouge on March 22, 2020, along the Cass Corridor. Today, Detroiters fight back against the red imp in the Marche du Nain Rouge, which culminates in a visit from the Nain Rouge itself, armed with a giant cockroach car and taunts for the citys residents. Participants are encouraged to wear masks, and many wear red, to disguise themselves from the Nain Rouge (just in case it ever decided to take revenge). For more on the Marche du Nain Rouge, and other family fun things to do this weekend in metro Detroit and Ann Arbor, visit the Metro Parent calendar.

The Concert of Colors is returning today to Detroit's Midtown for its 27th year. An annual summer event, the Concert of Colors is a free diversity-themed festival in metro Detroit. The Concert of Colors aims to bring together Detroits diverse communities and ethnic groups through global music and dance, as well as encourage participants to embrace freedom of expression. The Detroit Film Theatre (DFT) at the Detroit Institute of the Arts (DIA) will serve as the main stage for the event. The Concert of Colors is a pedestrian-friendly event.