In the Media

In the Media

She’s All About Class: Anika Goss Fights for Socioeconomic Status for African Americans

June 3, 2019

Greater Lansing Business Monthly discusses Detroit Future City's "Growing Detroit's African-American Middle-Class" report with executive director, Anika Goss.

Detroit veteran works to help his neighborhood see itself differently

May 20, 2019

Model D visits past Working with Lots grantee Ron Matten during the 2019 Motor City Makeover. Click to read the full article.

25 Detroit Brand Stars Who Are Defining a New Era for the City

May 15, 2019

DFC's Excutive Director, Anika Goss, was featured as one of Adweek's 25 Detroit Brand Stars "who represent the talent and tireless passion that the business and nonprofit sectors bring to bear for the city each day."

A prescription for breaking down barriers to equitable growth

May 6, 2019

An opinion piece by Crain’s Business Detroit discusses equitable growth in Detroit and mentions DFC’s “Growing Detroit’s African-American Middle-Class” report.   Read the full article here.

Building Black Wealth — Racial Disparities in Wealth Across American Society

May 6, 2019

DFC's Executive Director, Anika Goss, joins a panel at the AtlanticLIVE panel to discuss racial disparities in wealth across American society.

Editorial: Detroit leaders need corporations to invest in neighborhoods

May 6, 2019

DFC's "Growing Detroit's African American Middle Class" report is mentioned in a Fox 2 Detroit segment covering the Strategic Neighborhood Fund.

Detroit Strategic Framework

The DFC Strategic Framework, a shared vision for Detroit’s future, is the result of a massive, citywide public-engagement effort. It recommends a series of ideas, strategies and approaches on how to best use the city’s abundance of land, create job growth and economic prosperity, ensure vibrant neighborhoods, build an infrastructure that serves citizens at a reasonable cost, and maintain the high level of community engagement integral to the long-term revitalization of Detroit.
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The Field Guide to Working with Lots

The Field Guide to Working with Lots is a user-friendly tool to connect Detroit residents, businesses, and institutions to resources to learn, collaborate, and better practice land stewardship in Detroit. This step-by-step guide provides readers with instructions on how to transform vacant land in their neighborhoods into 38 landscape designs ranging from installation by beginning gardeners to professional contractors. View the interactive guide now.
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The State of Economic Equity

Detroit Future City’s (DFC) report, “The State of Economic Equity in Detroit,” illustrates the deep disparities that persist in Detroit and provides recommendations that provide a path to an economically equitable Detroit in which all Detroiters are meeting their unique needs, prospering, and fully and fairly participating in all aspects of economic life within a thriving city and region.
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