From Avalon Street to City Hall: Mama Shu's Bright Vision for Highland Park
About this episode
The episode features an interview with Highland Park mayoral candidate Shamayim "Mama Shu" Harris discussing her community initiatives and vision for the city.
Today, I sit down with Highland Park mayoral candidate and Avalon Village founder Shamayim "Mama Shu" Harris. We dig into how she's turned one of the city's most notorious blocks into a grassroots hub with streetlights, a homework house, basketball courts, and shipping-container retail. We also talk about what that experience taught her about transforming blight into beauty, rebuilding housing and neighborhood businesses, and why she believes Highland Park can stand strong as its own city. More information: https://www.mamashuformayor.com/ As always, if you've got feedback - 313-789-3211 or email us, dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot - com. For a full transcript, visit the Daily Detroit website. As always, thanks to our members on Patreon for supporting work like this.
People in this episode
Host: Daily Detroit
Guest: Shamayim "Mama Shu" Harris
Topics covered
- Highland Park
- community development
- grassroots initiatives
- urban transformation
- local politics
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Highland Park, Avalon Village
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