The Detroit Historical Society recognizes the following individuals for their help in the development of this project:
- Dennis Archer, former Mayor of Detroit
- Marsha Battle Philpot
- Lisa Biggs, Michigan State University
- Kevin Boyle, Ph.D., Northwestern University
- Gary Brown, City of Detroit
- Sheila Cockrel , Crossroads Consulting
- Judge Avern Cohn
- Congressman John Conyers
- Angela Dillard, Ph.D., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
- Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
- Congressman John Dingell
- Walt Douglas
- De Witt Dykes, Jr., Oakland University
- Akosua Barthwell Evans, The Barthwell Group
- David Fike, Ph.D., Marygrove College
- Nolan Finley, Detroit News
- Saul Green
- Roman Gribbs, former Mayor of Detroit
- Elliott Hall
- Fred Hall
- Peter Hammer, Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne State University
- Stephen Henderson, Detroit Free Press, American Black Journal, WDET’s Detroit Today
- Harvey Hollins, State of Michigan
- Reverend Jim Holley, Historic Little Rock Baptist Church
- Rich Homberg, WTVS Detroit Public Television
- Jeff Horner, Wayne State University
- Arthur Horwitz, Detroit Jewish News
- Paul Hubbard
- Joseph Hudson, Jr., New Detroit
- Saunteel Jenkins, THAW
- George Johnson, George Johnson and Company
- Brenda Jones, Detroit City Council President
- William Jones, Focus:Hope
- Judge Damon J. Keith
- Thomas Klug, Ph.D., Marygrove College
- Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence
- Mark Lee
- Shahida Mausi, The Right Productions
- Danielle McGuire, Ph.D., Wayne State University
- Isaiah McKinnon, City of Detroit
- Juanita Moore, Charles H. Wright Museum
- George N’Namdi, N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art
- U.S. Senator Gary Peters
- Erik Nordberg, Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs
- Glenda Price, Detroit Public Schools Foundation
- Martha Reeves
- G. Scott Romney
- Tom Schoenith, The Roostertail
- Andre Spivey, Detroit City Council
- Steve Spreitzer, Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion
- Shirley Stancato, New Detroit
- Thomas Sugrue, Ph.D., New York University
- Bishop Edgar Vann, Second Ebenezer Church
- Helaine Zack, Oakland County Board of Commissioners
ORGANIZATIONAL ADVISORS AND PARTNERS
The Detroit Historical Society gratefully acknowledges the many organizations that have worked in partnership with us on this project:
- Arab American National Museum | arabamericanmuseum.org
- ARISE Detroit! | arisedetroit.org
- Arts and Scraps | artsandscraps.org
- Beebe Arts, LLC | facebook.com/BeebeArt
- Belle Isle Conservancy | belleisleconservancy.org
- Big City Films | bigcityfilms.com
- Black Historical Sites Committee | facebook.com/BHSC71
- Black Scroll Network History & Tours | facebook.com/BlackScrollDetroit
- Boggs Center for Transformational Leadership | boggscenter.org
- Cathedral Church of St. Paul | detroitcathedral.org
- Challenge Detroit | challengedetroit.org
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History | thewright.org
- Christ Church Cranbrook | christchurchcranbrook.org
- Cinetopia Film Festival | cinetopiafestival.org
- City of Detroit, Mayor’s Office | detroitmi.gov
- City of Detroit, Department of Neighborhoods | detroitmi.gov/neighborhoods
- City of Detroit, Department of Parks and Recreation | detroitmi.gov/recreation
- Community Development Advocates of Detroit (CDAD) | cdad-online.org
- CultureSource | culturesource.org
- Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, Wayne State University | law.wayne.edu
- Data Driven Detroit | datadrivendetroit.org
- Detroit Artists Market | detroitartistsmarket.org
- Detroit Experience Factory | detroitexperiencefactory.org
- Detroit Free Press | freep.com
- Detroit Institute of Arts | dia.org
- Detroit Jewish News | thejewishnews.com
- Detroit Journalism Cooperative | detroitjournalism.org
- Detroit News | detroitnews.com
- Detroit Orientation Institute, Wayne State University | doi.wayne.edu
- Detroit Public Library | detroit.lib.mi.us
- Detroit Public Television | dptv.org
- Detroit Public Theatre | detroitpublictheatre.org
- Detroit Regional Chamber | detroitchamber.com
- Detroit Revitalization Fellowship Program, Wayne State University | detroitfellows.wayne.edu
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra | dso.org
- Detroit Young Professionals | detroityp.org
- Digital Diaspora Family Road Show | 1world1family.me
- Eastside Community Network | ecn-detroit.org
- Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | chicagofed.org
- Flagstar Bank | flagstar.com
- Focus: HOPE | focushope.edu
- Grosse Pointe War Memorial | warmemorial.org
- Henry Ford Health System | henryford.com
- Heritage Works | heritageworks.org
- Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue | downtownsynagogue.org
- JFM Consulting Group | moving-the-needle.com
- Junior Achievement | juniorachievement.org
- Karasi Development Group | karasidevelopment.com
- Life Remodeled | liferemodeled.com
- Lorenzo Cultural Center, Macomb Community College | lorenzoculturalcenter.com
- Madrigal Chorale | madrigalchorale.org
- Michigan Chronicle | michronicleonline.com
- Michigan Historic Preservation Network | mhpn.org
- Michigan History Center | michigan.gov/mhc
- Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion | miroundtable.org
- Michigan Science Center | mi-sci.org
- Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit | mocadetroit.org
- New Detroit | newdetroit.org
- Royal Starr Film Festival | royalstarrfilmfestival.com
- Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers | twistedtellers.org
- Teen H.Y.P.E. | teenhype.org
- Temple Beth El | tbeonline.org
- The Henry Ford | thehenryford.org
- United Way for Southeast Michigan | unitedwaysem.org
- Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University | reuther.wayne.edu
- Wayne State University, History Department | clas.wayne.edu/history
- Wayne State University Press | wsupress.wayne.edu
- Welcoming Michigan | welcomingmichigan.org
- WGPR-TV Historical Society | facebook.com/telling-our-story
- Youth Development Commission | ydcdetroit.org