“I’d rather be evicted than to live in fear.” - Dill
Detroit-Windsor Dance Academy
The Salvation Army
Second Ebenezer Church
2021 New York Fashion Week - Indie Fashion
Challenge Detroit
City of Detroit
Eastside Community Network
Results Mentoring
BMe Community - Vanguard
Franklin Wright Settlements
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Seattle Equity Summit
The Skillman Foundation
Dr. Ossian H. Sweet Foundation
Dillon Ashton is a creative artist from the Eastside of Detroit who specializes in creative expression through music, spoken word, strategy, literature & community.
It was never about Rap. It was never about the words that are expressed or the rhythm of a drum.
It was never about Dillon.
It was always about Love. It was always about Freedom & the process of accessing joy & hope. It was always about God. It was always about finding peace and admiration from the struggle within the journey of our ancestors.
Most importantly, it was always about The People. It was always about amplifying the voices of the unheard.
Dillon is just an instrument.
2015-18
Full Sail University - B.S. Recording Arts | Winter Park, FL (2015)
Youth Director - Second Ebenezer Church | Detroit, MI (2016-20)
Program Outreach Director - Detroit Grandale: The Salvation Army | Detroit, MI (2017-18)
2018-20
Communications & Marketing Manager - Eastside Community Network | Detroit, MI (2018-20)
Challenge Detroit Fellow - Challenge Detroit Fellowship | Detroit, MI (2019-20)
Compliance Analyst - City of Detroit | Detroit, MI (2020-Present)
2022
BMe Community - Vanguard Fellow | (2022-Present)
Detroit Public Schools Community District - High School Creative Writing/Expression Instructor (2022-Present)