At MBC we’re dedicated to making a positive impact in our communities by helping individuals, families and organizations that make a huge impact in the lives of many throughout Michigan. One of the ways we raise money is with Friday Casual Days. Every month MBC employees have the opportunity to pay monies for the privilege of wearing blue jeans or other casual attire on Fridays.

June’s Spotlight charity is New Detroit.

New Detroit is a coalition of leaders working to achieve racial understanding and racial equity in Metropolitan Detroit.

We were formed in response to civil unrest in 1967 at the request of then Michigan Governor George Romney, Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh, and business executive Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. to identify what went wrong, what needed to change, and how to make that change happen. Today, NDI moves toward its mission to lead collaborative efforts to dismantle racism and achieve racial equity by changing hearts, minds, policies and systems in Southeastern Michigan.

Our vision is to see communities free of racism where all individuals are valued, respected, and celebrated for their unique identities creating a brighter future fall all. We do this as an institutional thought leader, an advocate for policy change, and as a catalyst for collective action. Our work is organized around these three strategies, and includes trainings, education, research, advocacy, and partnerships to fight racism at the personal, institutional, and systemic levels.

New Detroit www.newdetroit.org