Olivia Lewis

IT’S GREAT TO BE A MICHIGAN WOLVERINE! #GoBlue

Great story by ⁦@Micah_walker701⁩ on Detroit’s Blue Bird Inn ⁦@BridgeDet313⁩ bridgedetroit.com/blue-bird-inn-…

You should be concerned. 900,000 nurses are projected to leave the industry by 2030. directrelief.org/2023/09/where-…

I got the low-down on last weekend’s opening of Whatcha Wanna Eat, believed to be the first-ever Black-owned food hall in Detroit. The couple that opened it already own several food businesses on Six Mile. My latest scoop for @EaterDetroit! 🍗 🧇 🍖 🍨 detroit.eater.com/2023/9/14/2387…

I visited #Minnesota last month to speak with amputees from the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. Their injuries are awful. The work the Protez Foundation is doing gives them hope. ⁦@DirectRelief⁩ directrelief.org/2023/09/rehabi…

“I’m thankful for being able to talk to my wife and kids,” Renard Wilson said. “It’s a very high, intense situation for a lot of people and that’s the other piece– there are lots of people in there taking classes and working.” By @TheWrittenPeace bridgedetroit.com/eastside-commu…

Phil showing some love to our story on @BridgeDet313 by our OG @TheWrittenPeace

Covered the vigil for Wynter Cole-Smith tonight. There was a large turnout of residents, activists and family members. People who spoke included Pastor Maurice “Mo” Hardwick, Coleman Young II and after the vigil, Wynter’s grandfather Almount Smith. Update TK @BridgeDet313

Detroit Future City released two June reports –Black Homebuyer Demand and Home Sales in Detroit – that show Detroit’s housing market has stabilized. The city now leads the region in demand for mortgages from Black middle-class homebuyers. @TheWrittenPeace bridgedetroit.com/black-resident…

Black residents are reclaiming the housing market in Detroit "I’m going to pour my money back into my city." bridgedetroit.com/black-resident… via @bridgedet313 @TheWrittenPeace

I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action:

@TooMany_Miles No.

An end to day 2 at #IRE23 in Orlando. Glad to hear conversations about trauma-informed reporting, community involvement & media partnerships. There’s more to being a good journalist than meeting deadlines and tracking high metrics. Work with and for our communities.

When Black children in Beaufort County, South Carolina, were diagnosed with recurring cases of intestinal parasites, the community advocated for a new health center and clean water. Read more here: directrelief.org/2023/06/how-a-…

@ArkRepublic @DirectRelief Thanks for publishing!

"How a Black community brought affordable health care and clean water to rural South Carolina in the 1970s" is a story by @TheWrittenPeace highlights when collective self-determination turns into political power, action and agency. Thanks @DirectRelief for the copublishing love

@demarlewisiv @ElijaAnderson @AVPapachristos @mearest @monicacbell @cfeimster Congratulations!

A few months ago, I visited South Carolina. I listened to the stories of people who saw a problem in their community and set out to find a solution. I think it’s worth your time to learn what they accomplished. #HappyJuneteenth #HealthEquity directrelief.org/2023/06/how-a-…

“We try to make sure that we’re focusing on those (individuals) that haven’t been treated as well by the financial industry and others,” said Tansley Stearns, CEO of Community Financial Credit Union, a partner institution for the show... @TheWrittenPeace bridgedetroit.com/new-bargain-bl…

@BRG_esq @TooMany_Miles I was completely unprepared for how great it was. Need to see it again

@TooMany_Miles Best animated movie I think I’ve ever seen. Unreal story and animation