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Submitted by Daniel Reid on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 10:53
Firstname
Alisa
Lastname
Perkins
Project Title
Religion, Race, and Revitalization: The Detroit Muslim Storytelling Project
Project Summary

Alisa Perkins is collaborating with Dream of Detroit, a community-based nonprofit, to create an interactive multimedia website, public archive, short film, and publications documenting the distinctive past and Muslim-led revitalization of a west Detroit neighborhood that is over 90% African American and overwhelmingly low-income. Once a flourishing center of African-American life, the neighborhood has been challenged by decades of marginalization and neglect due to uneven municipal development policies. Although Michigan is home to a thriving Muslim population, inner-city African American Muslim social justice initiatives are often distanced from larger Muslim networks due to race and class divides. This community-led initiative will safeguard the neighborhood’s history and empower a new generation with knowledge about the past.

School
Western Michigan University
Subject
Comparative Religion
Cohort Year
2021-2022
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