You can hear their full interview at the Tell Me More page. They also discussed how Philp went from being a "token white" employee at an black-owned construction company to spreading the word that Detroit can be saved – but it should be done in the right way. Instead of pursuing job leads elsewhere, he says, "I wanted to use it here to help my family and my people in my own state." We're starting to talk about middle-class flight now instead of white flight."Īs Philp tells Celeste, he bought the house shortly after graduating from the University of Michigan. "Detroit is still hemorrhaging people, black and white. "The reason kind of my neighbors at first thought I was crazy was because I was the only one moving in," Philp tells guest host Celeste Headlee on Tuesday's Tell Me More. In his much-discussed story for Buzzfeed, Philp said that he is part of "another Detroit," one where people are working to help each other and save their city. Drew Philp made waves this month by explaining to the Internet why he bought a house in struggling Detroit for $500.
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