The Sphinx Competition, Detroit, MI

The Sphinx Competition  presented is held every year (in Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan) and is open to all Junior High, High School, and College age Black and Latino string players residing in the U.S. The Sphinx Competition offers young Black and Latino classical string players a chance to compete under the guidance of an [...]

Second Baptist Church | Detroit, MI

The Second Baptist Church, constructed in 1914 to replace the original church building, houses Michigan’s first African American congregation. The church was established in 1836, when 13 former slaves decided to leave the First Baptist Church because of its discriminatory practices. The church quickly became involved in the period’s most bitter dispute–slavery. Just miles [...]

Idlewild, MI

 Idlewild, wild and free
Our jumpin’ rhythms always calling me,
Country air, sweet and strong,
Packing up my suitcase
So it won’t be long,
Sing and dance ’til sundown,
It’s such a rat race in Chicago town,
Still I feel like a child,
Cuz I’m heading up to Idlewild.
– Ray Kamalay, Lansing, MI 
Once called the “Black Eden”, Idlewild, Michigan was one of only [...]

The Fist Memorial, Detroit MI

 
A 24-foot sculpture honoring Detroit’s favorite son, heavyweight boxing champ, Joe Louis. A second, 12-foot tall bronze sculpture of the “Brown Bomber” stands in the atrium of the Cobo Conference Center. To learn more about Louis, head on over to his official website.
Address: Woodward and Jefferson Avenues, Detroit, MI 48243 USA
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Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Detroit MI

The Ford Motor Company hired its first African American employee, William Perry, in 1914 by the order of Henry Ford himself, who formed a strong lasting bond with Perry almost thirty years earlier clearing timberland near present day Dearborn, Michigan. He was joined by the likes of Joe Louis, Jesse Owens and the late mayor [...]

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