AUGUST 2008 : AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY
The Good, the Bad and the Money
Detroit’s casinos, now entrenched players in the city’s entertainment and economic landscape, have brought both positive and negative consequences of major proportions.
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MGM Grand's Gracious Ambassador
Juliette Okotie-Eboh represents Detroit’s largest casino with style.
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SPECIAL REPORT: BACK TO SCHOOL 2008
Through the Fire for the Children
Detroit Public Schools Superintendent Connie Calloway may be small in stature, but her focus on behalf of the district’s children projects from her with imposing force. With her everyday vigor, Calloway sat down with African American Family to discuss impending change, the media and her unwavering faith.
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ARTS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
Supplementing children’s curriculum with creativity.
Project A.R.T.
www.projectart313.org • 313-921-8821
Mosaic Youth Theatre
www.mosaicdetroit.org • 313-872-6910
Heritage Works
www.heritageworks.org • 313-438-2800
Michigan Opera Theatre
www.motopera.org • 313-237-3270
InsideOut Literary Arts
www.insideoutdetroit.org • 313-965-5332
Sphinx Organization
www.sphinxmusic.org • 313-877-9100
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
www.detroitsymphony.com • 313-576-5167
STUDY ABROAD’S BIG ADVANTAGE
Black students benefit from learning overseas.
American Institute for Foreign Study Diversity Scholarships
www.aifs.org
The Center for Global Education
www.allabroad.us
Institute for the International Education of Students
www.iesabroad.org
BEYOND 21 AND COLLEGE BOUND
Nontraditional-age students seek higher education
ALSO IN OUR AUGUST ISSUE…
Boutiques in Full Bloom
Thanks to some visionary entrepreneurs, hot shopping is happening in downtown Detroit.
Creative Commerce
A Detroit fashion fanatic owns a unique boutique in the New Center area: The Style Gallery.
313-871-7442
DSE @ Grand
202 E. Grand River • 313-963-053 • www.dsedetroit.com
The England Showroom
1540 Washington Blvd. • 313-963- 0359
Spectacles
230 East Grand River • 313-963-6886 • www.spectaclesdetroit.com
Studio Couture
1433 Woodward Ave. • 313-983-0030
Change Southfield's Mayor Can Believe In
Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence serves as a superdelegate at the Democratic National Convention and carries Sen. Barack Obama’s message to Oakland County.
For the Love of Wine
Chuck Jackson loves wine so much, he can’t keep his passion to himself.
Along with partners Dichondra Johnson Geiger and April Brooks, Jackson helps others learn about wine through Mahogany Tasters, a Detroit-based company that hosts wine tasting events.
Magogany Tasters • 313-942-5467 • chuckjaxonjr@gmail.com
Detroit Shines on a Foreign Stage
On August 16, The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, located in Stratford, Ontario in Canada, will premiere “Palmer Park.” Ron Parson, an African American, directs the all-Canadian cast.
www.stratford-festival.on.ca • 800-567-1600
Flowing with Fashion Flavor
Felicia Williams is the owner of Flo Boutique, a colorful, cozy midtown Detroit shop, which she describes as “eclectic, warm, retro, funky, inviting, bohemian, chic.”
Flo Boutique • 404 West Willis St. • www.flowingflava.com • 313-831-4901
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