{"id":2264527,"date":"2026-02-03T11:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2264527"},"modified":"2026-02-03T11:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:24:17","slug":"big-sean-usher-open-boys-girls-club-entertainment-incubator-in-detroit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/big-sean-usher-open-boys-girls-club-entertainment-incubator-in-detroit\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Sean &#038; USHER open Boys &#038; Girls Club entertainment incubator in Detroit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(WXYZ) \u2014 The all-new Detroit Entertainment Innovation Incubator inside Michigan Central Station will officially open on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><b>See a live report from Ryan Marshall in the video below<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"VideoEnhancement\" data-video-disable-history=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Big Sean &amp; USHER open Boys &amp; Girls Club entertainment incubator at Michigan Central<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last December, officials announced that the incubator will launch inside the all-new new Michigan Central Boys &amp; Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit rapper Big Sean, as well as USHER, teamed up for the $1 million facility. The Detroit Entertainment Innovation Incubator will offer a virtual production studio, a special effects lab, a creator&#8217;s lounge and much more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s definitely more business-focused. Honestly, it&#8217;s about career-building, it&#8217;s about seeing yourself in the industries you have passions for,&#8221; Logan Hrabowski, from the Boys &amp; Girls Club of Great Detroit Industry Club, said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"Figure\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<p>        <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Both Big Sean and USHER are Boys &amp; Girls Club alumni. The two stars spoke about the new facility to Good Morning America on Monday from Michigan Central Station.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here was an opportunity for us to get some economic mobility for young men and women here in Detroit,&#8221; USHER told GMA. He previously opened a similar facility at the Boys &amp; Girls Club in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What excited me about this particular project is that I used to ride past this train station that was abandoned every single day,&#8221; Big Sean. &#8220;It&#8217;s just exciting to be a part of it, and to see it come to fruition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>You can see more of their interview with GMA in the video below<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Usher, Big Sean invest $1 million toward entertainment incubator in Detroit Girls &amp; Boys Club\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z7Q4Mmc8A8w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Nina Williams, the digital engagement coordinator for the Boys &amp; Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan, said this hub will be a creative ecosystem for people between the ages of 14-25 to build skills, work together and learn about entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s super amazing to see two people of their stature come back and support the community in such a positive and impactful way&#8221; Williams said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wxyz.com\/news\/voices\"><b>Where Your Voice Matters<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Form\">\n<p>Contact our newsroom <\/p>\n<p>Have a tip, story idea or comment on our coverage? 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