LoginThe Metro: Student success program hosting jazz and poetry fundraiser
A Wayne State success program is providing an evening of jazz an poetry to raise money.
The Crockett-Lumumba Scholars provides assistance to incoming freshman as they transition to college. Students in the program are also enrolled in courses that teach them about their cultural roots, community building, and social responsibility.
This Saturday, August 16th, Crocket-Lumumba Scholars will host Homegrown: An Evening of Detroit Jazz and Poetry at the Gretchen Valade Center for Jazz. The fundraiser will feature renowned artists Marion Hayden, Michigan’s Poet Laureate Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd, Allen Dannard, and Tariq Gardner.
David Goldberg, the director of Crockett-Lumumba Scholars, and Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd joined the show to discuss the program’s importance.
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