Detroit rapper Sean Anderson, aka Big Sean, 37, and music icon Usher, 47, have partnered to invest $1 million in Detroit’s young talent. Their contribution will establish a cutting-edge entertainment production facility, the Detroit Youth Innovation Hub, for the city’s youth.
The Detroit Entertainment Innovation Incubator, set to be located within the new Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan at Michigan Central, will feature various creative spaces. These include a virtual production studio, a special effects laboratory, and a creators’ lounge, as announced in a recent press release by the Boys & Girls Club.
“Detroit has always been the blueprint for innovation, from the assembly line to Motown. This collaboration—especially with two heavy hitter alumni—extends that legacy by proving the creative economy can be a pathway to ownership and equity,” Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan president and CEO Shawn H. Wilson said in a statement. “Together, with our amazing partners, we’re transforming talent into capital and creativity into generational wealth.”…