Little Zuri loves reading one of her favorite books to her mother Raven. So together, the family created the Zuri Reads Initiative. The Zuri Reads Initiative has one overall goal. The Zuri Reads Initiative started in 2017 but the Word Up Wednesdays program started on Sept. 30. For Dr. Stanbrough and her husband starting this program was important not just for their child, but others across metro Detroit.