Coleman A. Young Foundation (CAYF)

08/12/2024

07/05/2024

Nearly $1 million has been committed to the effort to replace a Michigan statue of Lewis Cass at the U.S. Capitol with Detroit's Coleman A. Young.

02/28/2024

Thank you, United Way for Southeastern Michigan! The focus on Coleman A. Young Foundation (CAYF) and our founder's legacy captures the past while forecasting the historic days to come. We are proud of this mission, and honored to share this story with this amazing community.

As the first Black mayor of Detroit, Coleman A. Young’s impact on the city is undeniable. Mayor Young integrated city offices and set the foundation for the development of a thriving entertainment district in the heart of the city. His love for Detroit led him to five terms as Detroit’s longest-...

02/11/2024

When I was 18 years old, on my way to college as a pell grant eligible, 1st gen, Eastside Detroiter, the Coleman A. Young Foundation (CAYF) made us promise to come back and use the gift of education they so generously supported to help improve the city of Detroit. I never forgot my promise.

I love this picture from the Detroit Right to Counsel Coalition Meeting because they graciously invited me to speak about my movement activism with SECURE study and this sista came up to me and said she was so inspired by my work and has been wanting to connect with me and didn’t know I would be there. She said she wants to know more about social epidemiology, and her words were so beautiful, that me and the other sista were similarly moved.😭🥹❣️

I feel most fulfilled when I’m IN community, sharing actionable information to organize us for the coming revolution. May the ancestors be pleased. Ashe❤️🖤💚

12/21/2023

We do not own the rights to this music.
“Thank You” by Boyz II Men

Written by: Dallas Austin, Doug E. Fresh, Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris

Licensed To – Polydor Ltd. (UK)

A few friends helped to make Coleman A. Young Foundation's 5th Annual Benefit concert, "An Evening with Rahsaan Patterson," a resounding success. We want to ...