YOUNG GRIOTS
At Griot Initiative, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to succeed academically, socially, and personally. We empower Detroit-area youth to become confident learners, leaders, and changemakers by providing high-quality academic support, enrichment experiences, and mentorship that help students thrive both inside and outside the classroom.
Through strategic partnerships with schools and districts, we create safe, engaging environments where students build the skills, confidence, and resilience needed for long-term success.
We are currently enrolling K-12 students in academic and enrichment programming for both before and after school. Our programming cycle will start in November 2026.
If you are interested in enrolling your child in one of our programs, complete and submit the form below.
“The belly craves food, she thinks, the tongue craves water, the heart craves love, and the mind craves stories.”
— excerpt The Thousand Autumns of Jacob DeZoet
GRIOT PUBLISHING
We seek out fully-developed voices and cultivate emerging voices who yearn to share their stories. Through aggressive marketing and distribution, we provide exposure for these works to broad, mainstream audiences.
We understand that storytelling is not and should not be based on the color, race, or ethnicity of the storyteller or the topic being shared. What speaks to the heart and mind supersedes all. Storytellers have the unique ability to entertain, influence, and connect people like no other. It is through storytellers that we can build bonds and bridge the gaps among humanity.
Griot Publishing’s approach is unique in that we serve the “whole storyteller,” by providing them with the tools necessary to nurture their creativity and provide for sustainable business success. Through our small business education program, we engage experts across disciplines to unfold topics essential for the long-term success of those in the creative industry. These workshops include, understanding contracts and IP rights, taxation of independent contractors or small businesses, marketing and social media strategies and planning, media training, and public speaking. Through these workshops we provide a solid foundation which will serve them as they build their careers.