LaToya Cross

At the intersection of art and social impact, Sarah Jones’ current work-in-progress, “The Cost of Not Caring” is witty and intriguing, and brings to the stage a conversation that spotlights how we all pay the cost in dollars and human suffering when care is not prioritized.

WE WON BRONZE!

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SOCIALS

Jazz is about dialogue and feeling, working together, pairing a note with an abstract idea then collaborating with other musicians to execute the performance. There are technical aspects and theory, but instinct shines.

Read more about Paradise Jazz at the DSO.

Care Can't Wait coalition launched a multi-state tour to highlight the high cost of child care, aging and disability care, and lack of paid leave in this country. The coalition held a rally in Detroit, Michigan that highlighted stories from state representatives, family caregivers, care workers, and those who need care.

Patricia Lay-Dorsey documents her caregivers to celebrate them and bring people into the world of in-home caregiving.

2023 Kresge Arts Detroit Artist Fellowship
Claire Gasamagera is a multilingual activist and writer reporting on health, racial justice, and human rights. She was born with HIV in 1983 in Rwanda and survived the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. Gasamagera’s writing passion is inspired by her grandfather, Saverio Nayigiziki, an award winning multilingual writer.

Role: Story Producer with misFitted, LLC

Intersections: Detroit is nominated for a British Podcast Award for Arts & Culture!

Listen to the podcast and check out the other nominees.

Role: Story Producer, Intersections: Detroit; Narrated by jessica Care moore

In June, the New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism collaborative partnered with the Race and Justice Reporting Initiative from the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne State University Law School, establishing a small cohort of emerging journalists to cover caregiving. Our goal is to strengthen the pipeline of reporters covering caregivers, a critical community long overlooked by mainstream media.

It’s the morning of Juneteenth 2024 and this conversation with theatre-makers Prentiss Matthews and Asia Marks dives into ‘The Golden Loc’ and the glory in taking up space in the arts to tell stories that offer a reimagined present and possible future.

The Detroit Obsidian Theatre Festival sets the stage for Black creatives to dream out loud with productions and conversations that explore multi-faceted Black, human stories through artistic expression including theater, music, and dance.

Coming from misFitted, LLC––a multimedia production company and creative art house rooted in Detroit––writer/director Zachary Cunningham, cinematographer Charles Kennedy Jr., and an ensemble cast starring Don Snipes, 'I Wish I Could See Heaven' takes viewers on a psychological trip where fate and redemption are brought into question.

World-renowned poet, playwright, and cultural arts curator jessica Care moore, is the DSO 2024 Marlowe Stoudamire Award for Innovation and Community Collaboration Recipient.

Interview + Story: LaToya Cross

Music education at the DSO inspires students to take lead.

The fourth edition of Sound EFFECT focuses on the DSO's holistic approach to music education and the mission to ensure students across Detroit proper and metro Detroit have access and resources to music.

Role: Project management; Interviewer; Writer; Editor

Detroit: A city of deep history, a people driven by resilience and hustle – experience the city through the diverse voices of its people, understand and immerse yourself in the city's personality through the purpose–driven narratives shared by Detroiters. 

Narrated by jessica CARE moore

Role: Producer; Story Producer

Initiative held its first collaborative music impact event

Role: Writer