Posts Tagged ‘Charles H Wright Museum of African American History’
Vitamin D: Fest, Fête, Fun and Fumes
Welcome to wknd #33 of 52. Let's celebrate! Here's how: 1) Fest: Celebrate the African World Festival at Hart Plaza, Friday Aug 19-Sunday Aug 21 The Detroit summer staple is getting a touch of Detroit Girl magic with the addition of jessica Care Moore's Black Women Rock! showcase and a model clinic held by ANTM winner and Cass Tech alum [...]
Vitamin D: Slamming, TV, Food Tours and Haute Shopping
Welcome to wknd #30 of 52. Let's celebrate! Here's how: 1) SLAMMIMG: "Rhythm, Roots and Rhyme" Poetry Slam 2 - Friday, July 29 7:00 pm Channel you inner Nikki Giovanni and head to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History for a poetry night. 315 East Warren Avenue 2) TV: Broke-Ass Stuart visits Detroit - Friday, July 29 [...]
They Rocked!
Though tired and bleary-eyed, we blame the three layovers and delayed luggage, DGAT went straight from Detroit Metro Airport to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History to see Black Women Rock! this past Saturday. The energy was electric and the women, whom were clad in fishnets, miniskirts, tattoos, bohemian scarves, and [...]
Ms. Detroit Rock City
Through song, the Spice Girls taught us to harness our "girl power." The Riot Grrls instructed us to take our resistance underground. And the all male Violent Femmes told us that they "dig the black girls, oh so much more than the white girls." (DGAT, however, digs ALL girls) This weekend, through song, jessica Care moore wants to teach us [...]
