Petty Propolis

Our mission is to leverage poetry, literacy and literacy workshops, anti-racism facilitation, political education and community-centered initiatives in the service of a more just, livable and humane society. We use our talents and resources to interrogate negative pervasive narratives, increase policy literacy and advocacy, and encourage data and digital privacy education, in pursuit of racial and environmental justice. We were founded in 2017 as a sponsored project of Allied Media Projects and transitioned into a tax deductible 501(c)(3) charitable organization in 2023. Propolis is the glue that bees use to build and protect their hives. It also means "defense of the city." Petty is the last name of our Founder and Executive Director, Tawana aka Honeycomb. It also means "small." Petty Propolis, Inc. believes in small collective efforts in defense of the city (Detroit) that shaped our founder and drives our work.