This Black History Month, Michigan Chronicle rebroadcasts Back to Paradise, a 7-part docuseries exploring who really shapes Detroit’s cultural future.
Paradise Valley was once the economic and cultural heart of Black Detroit — built on Black ownership, creativity, and community power.
Today, it’s being rebuilt. Back to Paradise goes beyond nostalgia to examine redevelopment as authorship. Across seven episodes, the series sits with six power players reshaping the district.

This isn’t a look back.
It’s a case study in how Black Detroit rebuilds — and who gets to decide what lasts.

Watch all seven episodes below.