"There are a lot of great untold stories in Detroit, and the strength of its LGBT community is one we felt strongly deserved to be captured now," says writer Toby Barlow, who is also co-president and executive creative director of JWT of Team Detroit.
Barlow joined street artist Dorota Coy as executive producers of this terrific video about how and why the GLBTQ community makes Detroit a better place to live.
You can catch the entirety of David Blair's poem below. Detroit will miss his wonderful and talented voice.
Blair 'Little Richard Penniman Tells It Like It T-I-IS" from 4exit4 on Vimeo.
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