Collections By Michelle Brown

Dree Cooper's hood feminism is a throwback to a very old concept in the black community when women not only raised their families, they nourished entire ecosystems of neighbors and kin. She makes her home in an area of Detroit some call “Prostitute Row” but she calls it home, her neighborhood. She looks out for the elders, the children, and yes, the sex workers providing food, clothing shelter and love to all who cross her path. Also, an animal lover, Dree has rescued at least 300 dogs and probably as many cats. Dree is a water rights activist who believes every citizen should have access to clean, affordable water. She has lived without access to water when a landlord didn’t pay the water bill and she couldn’t afford to move. This experience fuels her fight to stop other families from being denied access to water for their families. She defines her activism as hood feminism because she cares about people who are of color, nonbinary, ghetto, rachet, homeless, disabled, mentally ill, trans, the people who