Detroit & The American City Symposium Recap

To mark The Kresge Foundation's centennial on June 11, 2024, local and national experts joined us in Detroit to examine the city as a place of deep history with immense possibilities. Participants grappled with the question of how to make health, climate resilience, repair, joy and opportunity attainable for all Detroiters.
A roster of speakers including Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, filmmaker dream hampton, Academy-Award winning production designer Hannah Beachler and many more reminded us all that the future is not a preordained destination, but a consequence of the choices we make today. "We are the curators of our own time capsule, and the legacy we leave behind is yet to be written," says Kresge Managing Director, Detroit, Wendy Lewis Jackson.