The Hustle: Fixers & Helpers and Caregivers
NOW OPEN through April 9, 2023 in the Allesee Gallery of Culture
Detroit’s Black community has a long-standing tradition of entrepreneurship that dates to the early 1800s with masons, loggers, farmers and traders. In our modern era of box stores and conglomerates, Detroit still contains a rich mosaic of small Black-owned businesses that keep the city thriving, despite decades of economic hardship. Detroiters have developed a strong culture of work and determination. To succeed in Detroit, you need to know how to hustle.
See the second exhibition in our series, featuring Fixers & Helpers and Caregivers.
Honorees were selected from crowd-sourced nominations earlier this year:
The Fixers:
- Adrienne Bennett - Benkari LLC (18427 W. McNichols Rd., Detroit)
- Jarrell Lowman - Handy Relocations
- Orson Porter - Orson's Collision & Auto Repair (19541 Grand River Ave., Detroit)
Helpers and Caregivers:
- Patrick Hines - Functional Fluidics (440 Burroughs St., Ste. 641, Detroit)
- Khali Sweeney - Downtown Boxing Gym (6445 E. Vernor Hwy., Detroit)
- Alison Vaughn - Jackets for Jobs (5555 Conner St., Ste. 2097, Detroit)
- Latricia Wilder - Vibe Ride Detroit (1026 Randolph St., Detroit)
& Others:
- Arthur C. Davis - “A Work of Art” Executive Protection
- Mykolas Rambus - Hush
The Hustle is sponsored by Gilbert Family Foundation, Toyota Motor North America, AAA-The Auto Club Group, Bank of America, PNC Bank, JPMorgan Chase and Dykema.
Media sponsors: Michigan Chronicle and The LEE Group.
Photos by Andre Smith