Featured Detroiters

Taylor Decker

Detroit Lions Offensive Tackle #68

“Detroit has become home to me. Our team is making noise; doing things the right way and making the city proud.”

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Jalen Rose

“FAB 5” Legend + NBA Star, Founder, Jalen Rose Leadership Academy

“I told my mom I was going to make it to the league and buy her a new car one day. To see her happily driving a jeep of her choice until I lost her in 2021, was everything to me.”

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Patricia Mooradian

President of Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation

“The Motor City means ‘Can-Do’. We have a can-do spirit in this city; it’s in our DNA and it’s who we are.”

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Nolan Allaer

Motorsports Racing Driver – #11 Indy NXT

“Everywhere you looked was something new, exciting and cool, and you just wanted to stand and admire each one for 30 minutes, but you couldn’t because you’d miss the rest!”

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Cristy Lee

Automotive + Moto Enthusiast, TV Personality

“Nothing stops Detroit. There’s something so raw, historical and authentic about Detroit…Growing up, the dream I had was that I loved everything automotive – cars, motorcycles, racing, mechanics. I chased that dream and made it happen.”

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Dan Dickerson

Play-By-Play Broadcaster | Detroit Tigers

“I live 40 minutes away from the Tigers’ Stadium, and a lot of people think that’s a long drive. What I love is the silence – Letting my brain drift on the freeway. Thinking about storylines I might want to talk about during the game.”

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Jessica Care Moore

Detroit Poet Laureate, Musician & Filmmaker

“One of my favorite memories – back of my daddy’s ride, top down, cruising up East Jefferson.”

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Antonio King

Drumline Director, Detroit Pistons

“The rhythm of the drums that I play is felt in the rhythm of a car on these streets. It’s Detroit style. Laid back, not too much.”

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Nelson T. Sanders Jr.

Owner, Dandy Detroit

“Detroit is home. It’s the city that made me who I am today…I don’t have to tell you I’m from Detroit. You can see it when I walk in a room, or when I pull up in my car.”

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Stephen McGee

Filmmaker

“Without Detroit, cars wouldn’t be cars, culture wouldn’t be culture, and music wouldn’t be music. My family wouldn’t be what it is without this city.”

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David Medina Álvarez

Founder, LIVAQ

“A few years ago, this company wouldn’t have been possible. This is what makes Detroit different; the collaboration and ingenuity that is flowing through the different founders. Detroit means freedom to create.”

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Ann Delisi

Detroit Broadcaster & Music Aficionado

“Detroit is known for its ingenuity. You have to allow yourself to dream, and we’re reminded of the people who invented here that they were big dreamers. They made the impossible, possible. We live that today.”

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