Last year, Dr. Dawn Batts, CEO of Milestone Growth Capital Institute, locked arms with Wayne State University’s Department of Anthropology to study a powerful phenomenon taking root in our city: the emergence of a Black tech ecosystem. This wasn’t an outside-in look. It came from Detroiters studying Detroit. And now that report—centered on 55 voices from inside the movement—has been selected for presentation at the National Anthropological Association. That placement speaks volumes.
