Core Collaborators

Rijke

I am 17 going on 18. I have been dancing since I was in the 7th grade. I am fun and outgoing but a little shy. I took some classes at the Alvin Ailey school this spring. Being open to different experiences is important to me, so this is why I wanted to create BlackLight.

I want young women to learn that they can do more with their time than talking on the phone and looking at videos all day like I used to do. BlackLight can show young women how to be more outspoken.

I am concerned about crime in Detroit and the young people who are dying. I want them to see that there is more for them to do then to just be out on the streets.