Person of the Week
Angela Reyes is helping to change lives in Southwest Detroit. She founded the Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation 15 years ago. The DHDC helps more than 5,000 people every year through a wide range of services, including an after-school program. Reyes says 90 percent of the students who come through their program go on to college. We’re proud to name… Read more »
When Stephanie Taylor starts her day she has no idea what she’ll face in the hours ahead. Stephanie is the Street Outreach Manager for Covenant House. And she’s our Detroit 2020 Person of the Week. Stephanie and her partner, Danny, travel around Detroit and the metropolitan area to pass out cards letting young people know about resources available to them. … Read more »
Meet the man known as Brother Joe. He’s been involved in youth and street ministry for 35 years now. Action News first introduced you to Kyle Joe Hicks one year ago…as we followed him on one of his nightly rounds. In the back of his pickup–three igloo containers filled with soup and hot chocolate. He goes to some of the… Read more »
Even on a snowy January morning, volunteer members of the CEM Business Association Clean Team are on the streets in the E. Warren/Cadieux area. CEM stands for the Cornerstone, East English Village and Morningside neighborhoods on Detroit’s east side. The Director of CEM Business Association is Terri Shaw, our Detroit 2020 person of the week. Terri is a resident… Read more »
Mark Tillman and his little brother, Elijah, spent the afternoon at the Southfield Public Library. The two aren’t related by blood. What brings them together is Mark’s commitment to the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. He has been a Big Brother since 2001. Elijah is his third “little” in the last 11 years. His first is now 20 years old…. Read more »
This week, Detroit 2020 honors a local entrepreneur who gives back: Doug Mans. His family-run business has been around for 112 years. Mans Lumber in Canton was named Entrepreneur of the Year for 2012 by an industry magazine. Doug Mans believes in giving back. You may remember, Mans donated all of the lumber for the Detroit 2020—Habitat For Humanity Detroit Buildup… Read more »
For the first time, the Detroit 2020 Person of the Week is being recognized posthumously. Michigan Chronicle publisher Sam Logan passed away December 28th but his legacy in Detroit continues to live on. Sam Logan served as the respected publisher of the Michigan Chronicle for about 40 years. It’s a job he loved and took seriously. In a 2009 interview,… Read more »
This week’s Detroit 2020 Person of the Week doesn’t live in the Detroit area. But she has still managed to bring warmth to the lives, and hands, of hundreds of local children and adults. Erin Cummings came to Detroit as part of the cast of Detroit 187. She hoped her move to the motor city would be long-term. So she… Read more »
This week’s Detroit 2020 Person of the Week is the woman whose honesty made her the talk of the town earlier this week. She’s Tamara Jones, a cook at Fishbone’s Restaurant in Greektown. A few days ago Tamara found $5,600 in cash in a checkbook that had fallen into a planter near the restaurant. The money was lost by Ervan… Read more »
There are hundreds of Salvation Army Red Kettles outside of stores across metro Detroit. Standing next to them are dedicated volunteer bell ringers. We’ve chosen one of them as Detroit 2020′s Person of the Week: The man behind the beard is Santa’s helper, Roger Martin. He’s a bell ringer outside of the Hollywood Market on Campbell near 12 Mile… Read more »
