New Detroit, Inc.

Nominate a Racial Equity Leader for an Exciting New Award! New Detroit will recognize five leaders at its annual leadership conference on October 17th at the Icon, Detroit. Honorees of the Just Lead: Advancing Racial Equity 2024 Leadership Awards will be recognized during lunch and participate in a fireside chat with New Detroit’s CEO, Michael Rafferty. Nominations are due by 5pm, May 1st. The nomination process requires contact information and a 200-word description of the nominee’s impact: Submit your nominations here: https://lnkd.in/e8SP6zBF Awards will be given in the following categories:  Lifetime Achievement  Awarded to individuals Young Leader (up to age 30) Awarded to individuals Just Lead Racial Equity in Leadership Awarded to individuals Just Care® Racial Equity in Healthcare Awarded to individuals or organizations Just Place® Racial Equity in Public Space Awarded to individuals or organizations Help us celebrate racial equity by recognizing these bold leaders.

Learn more about New Detroit's Multicultural Leadership Series in this CBS interview with @Shaina Humphries. Register at newdetroit.org. Thank you @MarxLane for the opportunity to share our work and information about our leadership series with the broader community.

Register for our life-changing Multicultural Leadership series. Now in its 26th year!

Because New Detroit calls out and corrects the inequities deeply embedded in the fabric of our nation, we thank the Michigan Department of Civil Rights for yet another impactful conference. We share here an excerpt of Executive Director John E. Johnson, Jr., J.D.’s opening remarks on the persistence of discrimination. His comments are on housing discrimination but the same can be said regarding education, law enforcement, health care, and virtually every other system in our country. “Despite the passage of the Fair Housing Act nearly sixty years ago, housing discrimination has not been abated. It may not be as overt and readily observable as it was 60 years ago, but it’s modern-day ramifications may be tougher to fight specifically because it is not. As some in this work have learned, housing discrimination is often disguised behind a smile and a handshake. *** “We know the problem is widespread and that it affects nearly every class of individuals protected by the civil rights laws we enforce -- race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, familial status, marital status, and disability.” Image description: Gov. Whitmer standing with Executive Director John E. Johnson, Jr, and Chair Gloria Lara at the conference.

Hear from our CEO Michael Rafferty in this Detroit Free Press article: 4 years after George Floyd's death, are Detroit companies meeting DEI promises? Image description: front page newspaper photo of African American man ringing bell after passing test to get driver's permit https://lnkd.in/gD58yjzs

This is an example of what racial justice in action looks like for 1 family. The history of land dispossession among Black Americans is a complex and painful subject, deeply intertwined with the legacy of racism and discrimination. The ongoing struggle for racial equality continues to raise significant issues, reflecting the need for knowing the history of discriminatory practices by both private individuals and government entities, and exploring ways to rectify past and present injustices.

Thank you @kresge foundation for inviting us  to the Kresge at 100 celebration last night. Rip Rapson’s fireside chat with Barak Obama was just one of many special experiences at the event. We appreciate your long term support of New Detroit and incredible impact in our city. Congratulations on the 100th anniversary and thank you! Image description: seated conversation with Former President, Barak Obama and President and CEO, Rip Rapson, Kresge Foundation.

@Johns Hopkins’ evaluation of New Detroit’s Just Care® training has been published in the academic journal, "Health Affairs Scholar!” The evaluation recognizes that, “Racial bias by US health care providers is a contributor to racial inequity in health and treatment outcomes” and concludes that “given the satisfaction of participants and responses indicating its usefulness, our results suggest that New Detroit's Just Care training should be considered for expansion and additional evaluation.” @Henry Ford Health is conducting the additional evaluation…stay tuned! Thank you @Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan for contracting with us to develop the curriculum, helping recruit physicians to participate, connecting Johns Hopkins to evaluate its impact, and a second contract to expand the program; @Vital Strategies for funding the initial contract; @Marshalle Favors @Amanda Reed @Sarah Lawson for designing the curriculum. https://lnkd.in/gAYNhD9F.

Look who was interviewed today on WDET 101.9 FM, New Detroit’s Director of Transformational Change, Rebecca Irby. Join her this week at the Intelligent Cities US Conference happening June 5th & 6th at the Detroit Marriot. Tickets available at https://lnkd.in/eSZkC9sV

There are four public safety & belonging listening sessions coming up around Detroit. All sessions are from 6-8pm at the locations listed here. Thank you to The Detroit Parks Coalition and New Detroit, Inc. for facilitating these community listening sessions. Image Description: Radiant flyer with dates and times for each meeting in the park and a QR code to take the pre-survey.