Show Them a Different Side of Detroit
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamison-doran/a-different-side-of-detroit_b_5607926.html
But what these headlines fail to mention is how incredible the people of Detroit are and how vibrant the city really is.
I'm certainly not a world traveler, but I have been to a fair number of cities and states in the United States and the people of Detroit are some of the nicest, most resilient and inspiring people I've ever met....
On my second night in town, after attending one of Netroots more interesting and after hours parties, I found myself waiting for a cab at nearly two in the morning. A car full of young women pulled up to the corner and asked if I was OK and safe. They didn't offer me a ride, which could've come across as a little forward or weird, but wanted to make sure I didn't need them to wait around with me, and just wanted to know I was save. I've never encountered something like this before and it left a huge impression on me.
At bars, where the drink prices were ungodly cheap, which in my book is never a bad thing, natives exchanged high fives and drinks and hugs with strangers while we watched the Tigers play. They asked about our time in Detroit and hoped we would come back to our homes around the globe with positive things to say. As one man pointed out to me after offering to pay for my beer when realizing we we both had North Carolina roots, "When it comes to Detroit, let me tell you, don't believe the hype."