VIDEO: Detroit Teenager Stefan Perez Helps Calm Detroit Protests
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Stefan Perez, a 16-year-old from Southwest Detroit, stood with a megaphone between protesters and police Monday night and urged people to stay clam and stay safe…
Listen to Stefan’s full interview with Big Jim’s House from Wednesday morning:
We made our impact today, we made our statement,” Perez said. “But at the same time, my people are still alive. That’s all I care about.”
Mandi Wright of the Detroit Free Press ran into Stefan during her coverage and was able to capture some very powerful words from such a young man. Mayor Mike Duggan even called Perez in the middle of the interview: