Stateside's conversation with Lauren Hood and PG Watkins A bustling area of the country’s most chocolate city razed to make way for Highway I-375. An idyllic “Black Eden” designed as a safe haven of relaxation and entertainment in rural Yates Township. Remembering Idlewild and Detroit’s Black Bottom is an important part of contextualizing Michigan’s Black history, and they can provide the blueprint for creating future spaces with black people in mind. This type of blueprinting is a part of what’s known as AfroUrbanism. Lauren Hood, an urban planner and leading thinker in AfroUrbanist Design, described it as “centering the lived experience, the hopes, the dreams, and aspirations of Black people in the planning and development in Black neighborhoods.” It’s something Hood says has been glossed over in the recent and current planning of recreation and entertainment spaces within the city of Detroit.