PULSELIFE: COMMUNITY
DETROIT
SPEAKS OUT
BRIANA ALEXANDER, DANIELLE
HUGHES AND JASMINE SWAIN
SHARE WHY THEIR ORGANIZATION
IS VITAL TO TODAY'S INNER-CITY
YOUTH AND THEIR FUTURE.
BY ASIA HORNE
L
et's face it, a lot of people have
cities besides Detroit. As Alexander
little faith in our youth today. We
actively worked philanthropically in
bash, doubt and blame them for DC and Atlanta, it didn't feel right
what we deem as pointless trends.
that she wasn't giving back to her
Some think there's no hope for them
hometown.Briana then reached out
as we know it... however three young to Danielle and Jasmine to help
women from the Motor City see it
bring the initial idea of a one-day
differently.
conference to serve Detroit youth
to fruition. The small plan then grew
Cue Briana Alexander, Danielle
to something bigger than them all.
Hughes and Jasmine Swain.
"The reasoning behind it stems from
Respectively, the group have their
the fact that you can give back and
own careers and passions. As
be philanthropic from wherever you
Community Relations Manager of
are," explained
Greater Atlanta's United
Way. former anchor and
"THE YOUTH Alexander.
reporter for WRDW News 12
The women
MATTER
based in Augusta, Georgia
empowerment train
and District Manager of
has been rolling
THE MOST
Technology of On-Star for
strong as we see
BECAUSE
General Motors for the
trending on social
St. Louis and Springfield,
media daily. Detroit
THEY'RE
Missouri district, they all are
Speaks refreshes
OUR
making great professional
the empowerment
strides. However, the women FUTURE."
landscape by
all attest that their roles
shifting the direction
at co-founders of Detroit
to the sometimes
Speaks is one of their proudest
underserved demographic of schoolaccomplishments.
age children by organizations outside
of academics. The trio wanted to
What appears to be ironic is that
change that notion.
the organization formed when all
"The youth matter the most because
three were located in three different
they're our future," said Swain. "It's
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