The exhibit will highlight Expressions, the southwest Detroit youth group that Howard co-founded in part to provide safe, creative outlets for at-risk youth. Much of their activities centered around cars, photography and graffiti art.
Neighborhood Is Buzzing As Cinco de Mayo Approaches
Since its beginning, generations ago, the Southwest Detroit Cinco de Mayo parade has been growing in size and popularity along with the growth of the local Latino population.
Announcement: Southwest Detroit 2010 Cinco de Mayo Parade
Below is an excerpt from the 2010 Southwest Detroit Cinco de Mayo Parade Application. Also you can download and print the complete application at the bottom of this post. All of the information needed to participate in the parade is provided including where to drop off you completed application and fees. Please let us know [...]
Food, Culture, And Community In Southwest Detroit
Written by Kelli Kavanaugh – And if food represents anything, it is culture – and Southwest Detroit is blessed with that in spades. Consistently regarded as Detroit’s most diverse area and comprised of several distinct neighborhoods, it is boisterous and prayerful, religious and sporting, a late-night party and an early-morning tree planting all at once.
Detroit Cinco de Mayo Parade
Lowrider Magazine – This event was attended by a diverse crowd as young and old, urban and suburban, black, white, brown, and everything in between enjoyed the sights and the sun from the sidelines.
Day of the Dead
Real Detroit Weekly – All you can see from the street is the smoke of rising incense and candles, a few picture frames and what looks like a psychedelic skeleton. Welcome to Dia de Muertos.
