Mission & Goals

Mission Statement

Detroit is Different’s Mission is to provide the community with an opportunity to share thoughts, emotions, and information utilizing media tools we have access to. Our goal is to amplify the dynamic culture of our community through media. These collective voices strengthen our social capital to teach, convene, invest, and find love amongst one another.

Vision Statement

I am driven by a vision to develop social capital for my community. I define social capital as the asset of people following an idea. I have a purpose to provide people in my community an opportunity to share thoughts, emotions, and information utilizing the media tools I have access to. My goal is to connect the dynamic cultures of our community to new platforms for our voices. These collective voices strengthen the social capital to teach, convene, invest, and find love amongst one another.

Khary Frazier | Founder of Detroit is Different

Our Goals

  • Raise the social capital of Detroit is Different to the people aware and unaware of the content creation entity
  • Introduce creatives with varied cultural taste to one another
  • Bring to life the creativity of all Detroit is Different content creators
  • Produce a dynamic multi-cultural event within a Detroit residential neighborhood which lacks sufficient artistic outlets of expression
  • Welcome all guests to experience a  wide array of sub-cultures of Detroit guided by the content creators associated with Detroit is Different
  • Host a series of discussions about the role culture plays in quality of life
  • Facilitate content creators bringing to life online experiences
  • Strengthen a foundation of creativity that can build more events and artistry
  • Document the event in audio, video, and photo of culture from Content Creators
  • Offer and encourage guest ratings and reviews