“The leadership academy aims to empower a generation of students to not just be consumers but to be contributors to the better future Dr. King and Mrs. King envisioned for all.”
Read moreCrain’s Detroit Business honors leaders in their fields through its Notable awards each year. I manage the project and write the profiles. A team of Crain’s Detroit Business editors select the community-nominated honorees based on their career accomplishments and community contributions. Honorees do not pay for inclusion. NOTABLE LEADERS IN SUSTAINABILITY We kicked off 2022 by recognizing Notable Leaders in Sustainability. They diligently
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“It’s sad, but I think it took the pandemic to remind people that you can’t talk about health without talking about disparities. You can’t talk about housing without talking about disparities.” — Rip Rapson, President of the Kresge Foundation (For Crain’s Content Studio/ Bank of America)
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The uncertainty, isolation, unrest and disappearance of opportunities resulting from the pandemic are putting young people at risk for higher rates of depression, anxiety and suicide.
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Susan Burton has opened pathways to success for women that are facing challenges to reentering their community.
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COVID-19 shut down thousands of arts and cultural institutions nationwide, costing billions of dollars in lost revenue and wages. At the same time, the pandemic is inspiring new creativity in the sector.
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For the millions of educators responsible for nurturing new generations of Americans, the past few months have whipped up a whirlwind of decisions, from creating crash courses in distance learning to finding new ways to feed students, tend to their mental health and deal with the digital divide that deprives young people in underserved communities of the opportunities to learn.
Read moreAndré Watts was just 10 years old when he played his first concert with The Philadelphia Orchestra. He realized then that he wanted to make being a pianist into a career.
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“Music gave me a purpose that fit me. Losing music would be like losing a part of myself.” Music improves community, cognition and compassion. (For the Ford Motor Company Fund)
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