Piper Carter lives inside Detroit city.
She is an Arts and Culture Organizer in Entertainment Justice, Education Justice, Maker Space, Environmental Justice, and Food Justice, communities.
She is Host of the Piper Carter Podcast on Detroit is Different where she discusses Social Justice and Hip Hop to a world wide audience. She is an Image Maker, Fashion Photographer, Featured four times on Tyra Banks’ VH-1 TV show “The Shot”, The First Black Woman to shoot for Hi-End publications such as French Vogue, British Elle, New York Times, Spin, & Essence Magazines, & emerging talent for Music companies such as Def Jam, Sony Music, Warner Music, Universal Music, Disturbing tha Peace, Elektra Records, & Television Cast Images for BET.
She is co-Founder of We Found Hip Hop (The Foundation, uplifting, celebrating, and supporting Women in Hip Hop create and build careers in a safer environment). She is Creator of Dilla Youth Day (dedicated to providing S.T.E.A.M. education to underserved and marginalized youth in Detroit). She is also Creator and Editor-In-Chief for thestudioarena.com (a sustainable fashion magazine promoting zero waste and international trade).
She is a Volunteer for East Michigan Environmental Action Council (EMEAC), Cohort Member of Detroit Equity Action Lab (for Racial Equity), Founding Member of the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition, Volunteer Staff Member of Detroit Independent Freedom Schools (providing supplemental education to marginalized youth as a result of a failed public education system), Adult Ally for Detroit Youth, Alumni of Public Allies Metro Detroit.
She is a Member of World March of Women US Chapter, serves on the Detroit Creative Corridor Center UNESCO Detroit City of Design Stewardship Board, National Board Member of Universal Hip Hop Museum, Member of the Detroit Chapter of Hip Hop Caucus, National Board Member & Secretary of Hip Hop Congress, Detroit co-Coordinator for & National Board Member of HipHop4Foundation (providing relief to Black & Brown communities during natural disasters).
She received the prestigious Muhammad Ali Global Peace Initiative Women of Impact Award from The United Nations. She is a 3-Time Awardee Knight Arts Challenge by The Knight Foundation $50k Grant, Detroit Young Professionals Vanguarde Award, Community Connections Grant $4,5k Awardee, Cognizant Grant $25k Awardee, Ford Foundation $75k Awardee. She also received The Spirit of Detroit Award for Creating Dilla Youth Day.
She is Coordinator for Detroit Rocks The Runway at The Annual African World Festival, Multimedia Artist for Jessica Care Moore’s Black Women Rock, Part-Time Assistant Stage Manager at Chene Park Amphitheater.
She is formerly co-Chair of Bravo Bravo (fundraising committee for the Detroit Opera House), Founding Member of Cosmic Slop a Michigan based Black Rock Coalition, & former co-Owner of 5egallery & 5 Elements Arts Foundation.