A trip to my birthplace of Puerto Rico gave me a glimpse into what’s possible for my adopted home of Highland Park.
Author Archives: Angela Lugo-Thomas
Angela Lugo-Thomas is a reporting fellow for the Energy News Network and Planet Detroit. She was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, grew up in Detroit, and has lived in Highland Park, Michigan, for over 20 years. She has a Puerto Rican heart with a Detroit soul. Angela is a graduate of Michigan State University and is married with three children. She is a local leader for GirlTrek, a board member of the Detroit People’s Food Co-op, a founding member of La Casita Cimarrón y Yuketi de Detroit, and a dancer with the RicanStruction Bomba Drum and Dance group.