The Taste of Soul Art Pavilion added an extra creative flavor to the 19-year-old street festival. Artists showed their take on Black life, from relationships to historical moments.
Dominique Morisseau’s theatrical production of “Paradise Blue” is a drama about Black life in post-World War II Detroit, Michigan. The story touches on gentrification, Black affluence, mystery, vindication and redemption.
According to the Michigan Chronicle, Bridgeman, who played for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers, was once featured on a 2016 Forbes top-paid athletes list. He is the CEO of a Coca-Cola bottling company and part-owner of Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited. The former athlete attempted to purchase Sports Illustrated in 2018 but eventually withdrew his bid a year later.
The intergenerational cast kept the audience enthralled throughout.