Lynelle Herndon

Perry is semi-retired now and thinking about how he wants to spend the rest of his life. He wants to stay active, engaged and useful. “The synchronicity!” Perry exclaimed when he described hearing about Detroit Documenters on WDET.

Detroit’s Solar Neighborhood Initiative to build solar farms on vacant land has sparked interest from residents living near proposed sites.

Native Detroiter and U.S. Army veteran Byron Keys has been a Detroit Documenter (and frequent live-tweeter) since February 2021.

David Palmer, a multidisciplinary strategist and Realtor, has been a Detroit Documenter since mid-2019, when the program was just starting.

This month's featured Detroit Documenter Shiva Shahmir says information is like radio waves: To receive the message, you’ll have to tune in.

A J Johnson, this month’s featured Detroit Documenter, is an information scientist and community advocate who is "all about the policy."

Detroit Documenters chose five people experienced at covering public meetings to pilot the Detroit Docu-Mentors program.

Nadia Ziyad, a newcomer to Detroit Documenters, appreciates the energy and atmosphere of public comment.

Alex Klaus started as a Documenter and then became a Docu-Mentor. Now, she’s bound for Milwaukee as an education reporter.

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