My oldest soul brother dedicated his professional career to educating American HBCU students and sent me a reminder from Detroit.
This HBCU professor, https://hbcuconnect.com/colleges/ has a wealth of knowledge and information. He is working on an amazing novel about his life experience.
Detroit is the largest city in the midwestern state of Michigan. Near Downtown, the Neoclassical Institute of Arts is famed for the Industry Murals painted by Diego Rivera. It is inspired by the city’s ties to the auto industry, giving it the nickname "Motor City."
The center of soul is also the birthplace of Motown Records, whose chart-topping history is on display at their original headquarters, Hitsville U.S.A. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yeVx1C73o8k&pp=ygUMSSB3YW50IG1vbmV5
That was only the first of hundreds of songs that smashed the USA hit parade.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=425GpjTSlS4&list=PL-Ib9oOPR7OGzYatyE6xq…
Detroit is getting its own Hollywood-style sign along I-94 this spring https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2024/02/16/detroi…