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\u201cWhen it comes to Detroit I view it like I do love. Detroit is my soul mate, and I write love poems about it. I\u2019ve always felt like I belong here. Some people say we\u2019re down. I say we\u2019re coming back around. We\u2019re the city that continues to call the worlds bluff. We\u2019re the center stage of nation. We fight for our reputation, walk, ride, bike to our destination. You know what we do in Detroit? We survive. We move up. No matter what, we just won\u2019t let you forget us. \u201cSomewhere in the projects, there\u2019s a kid working on a project to project to the world.\u201d That\u2019s Detroit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhen it comes to Detroit I view it like I do love. Detroit is my soul mate, and I write love poems about it. I\u2019ve always felt like I belong here. Some people say we\u2019re down. I say we\u2019re coming back around. We\u2019re the city that continues to call the worlds bluff. We\u2019re the center […]<\/p>\n

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