Dossier
Detroit Youth Advisory Council
Coverage of Detroit Youth Advisory Council in the Nexus archive.
- Detroit wants to elevate youth voices in leadership – that means giving them real power
Detroit has established a youth advisory council and revived its Midnight Basketball League to address issues like teen takeovers and curfew violations. The city aims to empower youth through structured community engagement, though concerns about tokenism—where youth input is superficially included without real decision-making power—remain.