I AM YOUNG DETROIT

28-Year-Old Tunde Wey is a Big F Deal

"Not to sound too metaphysical, but I think the city is making more of an impact on me than I am on it. I really came out here to be able to investigate a more authentic idea of who I am."

Emily Doerr, 26, aspires to make Detroit more accessible with new Hostel

"Right now is the time in my life to make change, to build, to be actively pursuing the impossible and make it happen. Detroit is a city that needs that energy right now!"

Featured Profile » Danielle Green, 26, Founder of Vixen Fitness

"I love the drive and passion Detroiters maintain despite the image the media portrays. Detroit is one of the best cities to live in and operate a business!"

Featured Profile » Mashawnta Armstrong, 28, Designer & Publisher of MASH Magazine

"I wish that people knew that Detroit has a huge creative and artistic population that is bursting at the seams. There are those creatives that are pursuing their goals by just being who they are..."

IAYD.tv Webisode #3 » Hajj Flemings, 38, Personal Branding Strategist & Founder of Brand Camp U

"Detroit was the Silicon Valley of its day with the automotive industry and Motown. One of my goals is to help the City of Detroit return to prominence in the interactive space".

IAYD.tv Webisode #2 » Roland “Ro Spit” Coit, 31, Hip Hop Artist & Co-Owner of Burn Rubber Sneaker Boutique

"The people of Detroit...are real, there's no sugar coating or fakery, they give it to you straight up, no chaser."

IAYD.tv Webisode #1 » Ken Bloink, 28, Co-Founder of PostEgram

"I wish people appreciated how many great entrepreneurs this city has produced...My plan is to be part of a Detroit come back".

Featured Profile » Brandon Jessup, 28, Founder of Michigan Forward

"If it wasn't for Detroit, I wouldn't have such a strong understanding of community, what it means to be Black and what democracy means to the middle class. If there wasn't a Detroit, I wouldn't be who I am today."

Featured Profile » My-Ishia Cason-Brown, 29, Actress, Dancer, and Model

"Detroit is my home and it's where my family is. I was inspired most by my mother, she exposed me to museums, theaters, and opened me to appreciate life and everything in it".

Featured Profile » Melinda Anderson, 34, Founder of MeMe Design & Events

"I stay here because it is my desire and dream to build the impossible. I love Detroit and believe in the possibility of it becoming a truly great city".

Featured Profile » Lauren Henrikson, 23, Founder of Detroit’s Free Store

"I think the city is poetic. Its history, its current condition. And the fact that at this point, if you have enough energy, you can really try anything here".

Featured Profile » Shannon Reaves, 31, Co-Owner of Bath Savvy

"I hope for passionate entrepreneurs, creative young people and business leaders to support a change in this city to be a success story unlike any other American city has done!"

Featured Profile » Marcel Friday, 25, Publisher of WhutUpDoe!

"We're in control of our destiny. We're in control of our own future and the less action you take today, the more negativity happens tomorrow".

Featured Profile » David Merritt, 23, Founder of I Miss You, INC.

"I don't see our current situation as a problem, I see it as a world of opportunity. An opportunity for each and every one of us to make a difference."

Win tickets to see FELA! at the Music Hall

February 14th, 2012

For your chance to win tickets to tomorrow’s FELA! show (2/15/12 at 8pm, Music Hall), tell us who you would bring and why to our facebook page beneath this post by 2pm today! One winner will be chosen at random and notified by 3pm.

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HuffPost Detroit Launches

November 17th, 2011

Today marks the launch of HuffPost Detroit, The Huffington Post’s seventh local edition. The online publication has already launched similar properties in New York, Chicago, Denver, San Fran, Los Angeles, and DC. Good news for a city that is oft ignored by national websites with local pods. HuffPost Detroit kicks off with an introduction from Arianna Huffington herself and features a surprise shout-out to IAYD!

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Everyday We’re Hustlin? GOOD names Detroit as a Best City for “Young and Broke”

September 11th, 2011

Considering our unofficial city tagline “Detroit Hustles Harder,” it should come as no surprise that GOOD’s Guide to Hustlin’ recently named Detroit as one of the best places to be “Young” and “Broke”. The story states, “While Detroit may not be the best city to seek your fortune, there is some incredible community activism brewing, led by young people who won’t let their city die. For every shuttered factory, there is a student group or an artist collective ready to revive a neighborhood”.

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Is Detroit The Next Brooklyn? NPR Asks, I Am Young Detroit Responds

July 21st, 2011

In today’s “Around The Nation” segment of NPR’s Tell Me More program, Michel Martin asks “Is Detroit The New Brooklyn?” I Am Young Detroit’s Margarita Barry and The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Scott Harrison were on air to offer their perspectives.

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The New York Times: Detroit Pushes Back With Young Muscles

July 1st, 2011

The New York Times is showing Detroit some love again! This time, Jennifer Conlin touches on the influx of young creatives that are “turning Detroit into a Midwestern TriBeCa”.