A Rose for Detroit Blog
I’m Marie Colombo, senior officer for knowledge management and chief of staff-program at the Skillman Foundation. I'm a life-long Detroiter whose ancestors were drawn to the region for work in the auto industry. I have a very special place in my heart for zip code 48205 and the Osborn/Denby neighborhoods.
There’s been a flurry of social media conversations where people are sharing the things they love about Detroit. For me it’s the spirit – of Detroit’s past, its present and its future –epitomized in the poem Detroit Jesus, written by Peter Putnam, which was composed for Grace Lee Boggs on her 96th birthday. ... Read More
There’s been a flurry of social media conversations where people are sharing the things they love about Detroit. For me it’s the spirit – of Detroit’s past, its present and its future –epitomized in the poem Detroit Jesus, written by Peter Putnam, which was composed for Grace Lee Boggs on her 96th birthday. ... Read More



