Oh, how I missed one of my favorite Detroit summer events: Eastern Market After Dark! The last time I attended Eastern Market After Dark (EMAD) was in September 2019, before COVID happened. I like to call EMAD Detroit’s end-of-summer party because it’s held in the middle of September and so many people come out to …
Over the summer, I attended an art exhibition in Detroit called YOU Belong: An Exhibition on Belonging at Chroma Detroit. The exhibition was held in June (2022) and has since ended, but I thought I would share a few photos from my visit. YOU Belong was curated by Donna Jackson, the founder of DMJ Studio. …
Did you get a chance to go to DLECTRICITY a couple of weekends ago (September 24 – 25)? I attended the second day of the two-day night festival and I really enjoyed the experience! I first heard about DLECTRICITY in 2017, but the 2021 event was my first time seeing it in person. (I wasn’t …
This summer, I enjoyed attending outdoor city events and festivals with my family and friends. From the BLKOUT Walls Mural Festival and African World Festival to community block parties and two (out of four) Sidewalk Festivals, our summer was a busy one! So busy, in fact, that I didn’t get a chance to share on …
Did you go to see the Woodward Dream Cruise last weekend? Travis and I took our three little ones to the Dream Cruise. It was actually an accident that we happened to attend the event. We were driving down Big Beaver in Troy (Michigan) and next thing we knew we were stuck in one-lane traffic. …
Last Saturday, I attended “Celebrate India” at the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA). The event was a beautiful celebration of Indian culture. The event featured art and crafts, dancing, films, henna, literature, music, yoga and more. “Celebrate India” was presented by the DIA and the Friends of Asian Arts and Cultures as part of the …
DETROIT STREET PHOTOGRAPHY: Youmacon Detroit Travis and I were out in Downtown Detroit on a day-date. We didn’t have a planned destination. We just knew we wanted to go downtown for coffee and do some street photography. As Travis was driving down Jefferson Ave., we spotted a few people dressed in costumes walking down …