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Aug 19, 20150 min read
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Pressed for Time?
By Cynthia Johnson One morning, while on vacation, I was walking and enjoying being outdoors, when suddenly a question popped into my...
Thrive Detroit
Aug 19, 20154 min read
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Why Is Your Kid a Bully? A Discussion on Prevention
By Michelle Moon We’ve all been inundated by the emotionally overwhelming stories of bullied teens committing suicide or going on killing...
Thrive Detroit
Aug 19, 20154 min read
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Is it Possible to Prevent Online Hatred from Turning into Offline Tragedy?
By Daniel Simmons The Internet is the most comprehensive communication tool ever contrived, so broad in scope that it defies...
Thrive Detroit
Aug 19, 20153 min read
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The Age of Technology: Blessing or Curse?
By Karen Gates We live in the Technology Age. Just look around and you cannot help but see an electronic device in operation. I am old...
Thrive Detroit
Aug 19, 20153 min read
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Think ‘Bout It!: Family
Majallen Cespedes (a.k.a. Jelly) Thrive Detroit Youth Writer Hey guys, it’s Jelly! It’s seriously been awhile and I’ve seriously missed...
Thrive Detroit
Jul 6, 20152 min read
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Who’s Ready for Summer!?
Have you ever wondered what would be the ultimate summer vacation or what would be a daring fun adventure? Well, it’s that time of year...
Thrive Detroit
Jul 6, 20152 min read
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The Monthly JOW: “A Beautiful Mind”
The Monthly JOW: “A Beautiful Mind” Sajjiah Parker A beautiful life begins with a beautiful mind.” (Author unknown) “Beautiful” and...
Thrive Detroit
Jul 6, 20152 min read
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Man on Fire
By Martti C. Peeples Stanhope Gayles Jr. is a man on fire, on a mission to help stir more young men to choose a better path in life. How...
Thrive Detroit
Jun 5, 20154 min read
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Dealing with Anger after the Family Fails
By Michelle Moon Whenever a family disintegrates, there’s going to be anger. Perhaps anger at the ex for not being what you needed, anger...
Thrive Detroit
Jun 5, 201510 min read
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PERSPECTIVE
By Diana Creel Elarde I cross the campus in the silence of the early morning. Even if the cars on the avenues around here tried to make...
Thrive Detroit
Jun 5, 20153 min read
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Separating Fact from Misconception: Street Medicine Detroit Talks about Stigma
By Anirudha Rathnam Street Medicine Detroit comes across a wide variety of medical conditions during our clinic days. These range from...
Thrive Detroit
Jun 4, 20152 min read
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Monthly JOW: Pure Faith, Pure and Simple
By Sajjiah Parker The monthly JOW—Jewel of Wisdom—began as an outlet, a catharsis, of my innermost thoughts, reflections, epiphanies, and...
Thrive Detroit
Mar 8, 20153 min read
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Passion, Purpose, Action
I will begin this article with the disclaimer that it is only meant to raise awareness and inspire the reader to be willing to look at...
Thrive Detroit
Mar 7, 20152 min read
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What’s the Hype about Hypertension?
By Andrew Wayne and Anirudha Rathnam High blood pressure, or hypertension, is one of the most common medical conditions in the United...
Thrive Detroit
Mar 7, 20152 min read
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Momentum: Getting the Most Out of 2015
Don’t lose focus this year. Stay in tune and on time and amazing things will happen; things are shifting and happening at a fast pace. It...
Thrive Detroit
Mar 7, 20152 min read
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Protecting Our Children from Exploitation
By Rasheda Kamaria The road to end human trafficking can begin with a conversation… They wait nearby like vultures, ready for you to show...
Thrive Detroit
Mar 6, 20153 min read
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A Son’s Journey to Mental Health (Part 2)
Part 1 of this article was published in the September/October issue and can also be found on our website: Thrivedetroit.org When we made...
Thrive Detroit
Dec 1, 20149 min read
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Great Winter Happenings in the City
The holiday season offers many cultural events for people of all ages, in and around Detroit. Here are just a few highlights to mark on...
Thrive Detroit
Nov 30, 20143 min read
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The Spirit of the Farolitos
I have to laugh as I pour the sand into the empty lunch bags. How can it be that from such simple supplies – lunch bags, sand and a small...
Thrive Detroit
Nov 29, 20143 min read
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