Detroit: Stand Up – Veronika Scott

On February 13th, 2011 at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, Eminem cleaned up yet again winning Best Rap Album for his release, “Recovery.” As he was leaving the stage, at the conclusion of his acceptance speech, Eminem called out, “What up, Detroit? Stand up!”

Just a week earlier, Eminem was featured in the Chrysler 200 ad that ran during the Super Bowl. In the commercial, shots of a run-down Detroit are juxtaposed with Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” and a voice-over that expresses what’s right about the Motor City. It’s a commercial that speaks to Detroit’s ability to overcome. Its grit. Our people’s toughness. Eminem and Chrysler were praised for the ad.

On both occasions, my twitter page went ablaze. I saw tweets like, “Detroit! Stand Up!” Tweets like, “Eminem!!! Doing it for Detroit!!!” “Detroit is back!!! Shout out to Eminem!” Tweet after tweet. After Tweet.

I sat on my couch perplexed.

Come back tomorrow morning to learn about Veronika Scott, a 22 year-old product design student at the College of Creative Studies, who is attacking homelessness across the globe.

It needed to employ individuals. It needed to impact the community. It needed to have more of an affect than if it was just me. – Veronika Scott

Also, on Friday, Goodness Determined will have our very first Twitter Chat at 1 PM EST. We encourage everyone to get by their computers and take out their phones to participate! We need to hear from you as you share your amazing wisdomisms/opinions with the community at large. The topic for Friday is “(Actually) Uplift Detroit” and will expound upon Veronika’s article. If you read the article/interview prior, you’ll get yourself in the right frame of mind. You can find the details and structure of the Twitter Chat here.

Tweet, tweet! On Friday, Goodness Determined will have our very first Twitter Chat at 1 PM EST. We encourage everyone to get by their computers and take out their phones to participate! We need to hear from you as you share your amazing wisdomisms/opinions with the community at large. The topic for Friday is “(Actually) Uplift Detroit” and will expound upon Friday’s featured article titled, “Detroit: Stand Up – Veronika Scott.” If you read the article/interview prior, you’ll get yourself in the right frame of mind. Here are the details and structure of the Twitter Chat:

1. Follow @DavidMerritt15
All the questions will come from my twitter handle/account.

2. Single Topic, Question Based
The general topic will be “(Actually) Uplift Detroit” and I’ll ask specific, numbered questions throughout the chat within that topic. Each question will get roughly 10 minutes, and the chat lasts one hour.

3. HashTag
Please use the hash tag, #goodchat, with every tweet so we can follow everyone’s responses.

This is our very first Twitter Chat so it may be a little shaky, however, we will learn as we progress. I’m looking forward to it!