Calls to address Black Bottom's destruction continue

What's happening: The policy advocacy organization is joining other calls for action alongside the state's $300 million I-375 transformation buoyed by a federal grant. It would replace the freeway with a street-level boulevard.

Details: DFC sees the project as a "catalyst." But it's hoping for a wider public-private investment that focuses on descendants of those affected, plus homeownership, business district development and opportunities for Black developers.

• It sees the impact area as not just I-375, but a mile circumference around Black Bottom, CEO Anika Goss tells Axios.
• DFC plans to announce the framework for a new reparative investment fund in early 2024. Sources could include philanthropic dollars, venture capital and private equity.

Between the lines: The state has said it's committed to addressing the historical injustice through the I-375 project's execution.

Yes, but: A former Free Press columnist recently wrote that the new six-lane replacement will still be too much like a freeway to reconnect the places that the original split apart.

Of note: The city's Reparations Task Force plans to discuss the history of Black Bottom at its next meeting on Sept. 7.

• It was established through a public vote in 2021 to give recommendations on addressing historic discrimination.