"Dean and a former business partner, Heather Zygmontowicz, opened Detroit Rosa in 2022, naming the cafe after Dean’s great-grandmother, Rosa Malone who, according to the Freep, was among the first Black individuals to move to the area in the 1970s. The third space has gone on to become lively place where residents hold community meetings, hunker down behind laptops for co-working, and get together for special events, such as a recent Beyonce listening party to revel in the launch of Bey’s new album, Cowboy Carter." - Serena Maria Daniels
