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Rendering of a portion of the Fantazma Market and Cafe. (Photo: Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation) A Detroit nonprofit is hoping to give a leg up to hundreds of small business owners and vendors, the majority of them Black or people of color, with new outdoor marketplaces in rapidly developing Corktown. The Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation says two coming markets at and near its headquarters on Trumbull south of Bagley will create room for 220 vendors and businesses. Up to 75 percent will be minority-run. The Fantazma Market & Cafe, an outdoor market on the nonprofit s grounds, will include a so-called ghost diner that can be utilized by chefs and restaurants, plus space for small businesses and vendors like independent clothing lines and artists, Model D reports. That will initially operate Monday through Friday, while a separate Porter Street Market will run on Friday nights at the Dean Savage Memorial Park across the street. ....