Being an Entrepreneur with Candice Simons

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The landscape of Detroit is changing creating a lot of opportunity for entrepreneurs.

Posted Nov 21, 2016

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The landscape of Detroit is changing creating a lot of opportunity for entrepreneurs to move in and do their thing.

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Revitalizing and Diversifying the Economy

The mission of the New Economy Initiative (NEI) is to grow a culture of entrepreneurship in southeast Michigan that benefits all residents and strengthens the regional economy

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Advocating for change

Advocating for change - 5:11

In Michigan, about two-thirds of 17-year-olds who are convicted as adults have committed nonviolent offenses. Alex Rossman, External Affairs Director of the Michigan League for Public Policy, joins host Laurel Hess to talk about the importance of changing a 100 year old law.

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Celebrating the life of LGBTQ African Americans

Celebrating the life of LGBTQ African Americans - 5:13

According to the Williams Institute, there are more than 1 million LGBTQ African Americans currently living in the United States. Curtis Lipscomb of LGBT Detroit discusses past leaders like Bayard Rustin who was a civil rights organizer and activist, best known for his work as adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1950s and '60s.

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Transforming the Detroit Riverfront

Transforming the Detroit Riverfront - 5:15

The Detroit River flows for 24 nautical miles from Lake St. Clair west and south to Lake Erie as a strait in the Great Lakes system and forms part of the border between Canada and the United States. Mark Wallace, President and CEO of the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy joins host Laurel Hess to outline the projects that are attracting citizens to the Detroit riverfront.

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