Eight years ago, I told the story of my son’s battle with his mental health. In light of the recent deaths of Regina King’s son, Ian...

Alexis was facing a new norm within a new norm. Lupus and Covid-19 were affecting her spiritually.

By Diana Creel Elarde There is so much space and distance in 40 years apart, and yet I knew as soon as I heard the word ‘hospice’ that...

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By Sara Constantakis, Thrive Detroit Copyeditor I would like to believe that I am a person who has always been concerned with justice....

By Sajjiah Parker Thoughts Are Things and Words Are Spells Yes, thoughts are things and words are spells, and both our thoughts and our...

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Melissa Love is a multi-talented Detroit entrepreneur with three novels to her credit as well as her own candle business. A product of...

Inspiring & Aspiring from the Heart By Denise Ervin RN, BSN, NC-BC What does it mean to inspire and aspire from the heart? Why is it an...

Giving you something to think ‘bout… Majallen Cespedes (AKA Jelly) Hey guys! It’s Jelly! I feel like we haven’t talked in a long time!...

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Adam Sennott For Muslim women, living in a homeless shelter comes with an added layer of difficulties. At times, they are unable to eat...

The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty is offering a helping hand to municipal governments who want access thousands of free...

photo by Alexander Rentsch Interviewer: Carolyn Lusch, Master of Urban Planning, UM Could you tell me about your history as a regional...

by Majallen Cespedes I can feel myself maturing every day, and I am becoming more independent. But, on the other hand it is scary because...

by Cynthia Johnson When faced with the challenge from our editor of selecting an article from the ones I’ve written over the past four...

by Laura Fiyak Sex trafficking. It’s a form of modern-day slavery through forced prostitution. We hear about it in the news. It’s a...

by Susan Sibley Instead of spring cleaning, I had a ‘spring swap.’ Earlier this fall, I got a new chair in the living room. My cat’s...

by Diana Elarde It is fairly desolate now without cars coming and going alongside me. My chances of catching a ride on a Sunday morning...