Lydia Moran Archives

Meet Dazmonique Carr, a Farmer Strengthening Detroit’s Local Food System

October 30, 2024

With Deeply Rooted Produce, Dazmonique Carr cultivates crops and a community of local food growers and consumers.

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A person with a goatee wearing a black beanie and black hoodie looks intently down at something out of frame. There are headphones around their neck and there are colorful pink and yellow lights and a large sign hanging on the brick wall behind them that reads "You Will Do Better in Toledo."

Meet Todd Perrine, the DJ Helping to Sustain Toledo Nightlife

September 5, 2024

For Todd Perrine, being a good DJ is as much about the community you bring together as it is the music you play.

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A person with long black hair and I black beanie hat stairs at a laptop on top of a glossy wooden table. There are several empty seats next to them.

Meet Tyler Thompson, Owner of Grace Cheer Academy in Grand Forks, ND

June 17, 2024

Tyler Thompson found out she got into law school the same week she decided to open her own cheerleading academy. Rather than choose between two dreams, she's been tackling both ever since.

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Meet Harmony Hill, the Milwaukee Artist Strengthening the Native Arts Community

May 24, 2024

At the start of Covid lockdown, Harmony Hill felt called to support her community of Native artists in Milwaukee. Since then, she's built a nonprofit – Red Magic – that hosts festivals and provides resources for all Native artists. Through it all, she's upending colonial narratives about what art is.

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