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Allison Wei
Aug 277 min read
Hawk this way: How street newspapers are leaving their mark in Michigan
Ann Arbor — A panhandler on the sidewalk. Someone holding a sign at an intersection. This is probably what comes to mind when thinking of so
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Delphia Simmons
Jun 284 min read
More Powerful Than We Know
With every season of life and every level of growth, it seems a reconciliation of our understanding and use of power is required.
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Thrive Detroit
Feb 284 min read
Hoarding: My Way
Now that I’m in my sixth decade of life, I can admit to my unique habit of hoarding. Except for a couple of things, I finally stopped in my
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Thrive Detroit
Dec 21, 20192 min read
Next Time, Let’s Get Lunch on Me
Writer, Tash Moore Westlake is a long way from Oak Park, Michigan. It’s a neighborhood that skirts downtown Los Angeles and has become...
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Thrive Detroit
Aug 2, 20142 min read
Harlem vs. Detroit
By Kenedi Dubose This is the story of a boy named John Carter. John was born and raised in Harlem, New York. His family enjoyed the...
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Thrive Detroit
Jun 13, 20143 min read
The Final Delivery
The door takes a few moments to open. I hold the handle with one hand, shaking the key in the lock with the other, trying to manage the...
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Thrive Detroit
Feb 2, 20134 min read
Detroit River Rescue-Part 1
It is August 1854 in Detroit, MI. Twelve-year-old Willie studies his school lessons and works as a delivery boy at the bakeshop owned and...
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Thrive Detroit
Jan 20, 20132 min read
Detroit, Detroit, My Home Town
In June of this year, I fulfilled a long-time dream and goal to move to Atlanta, Georgia. It was with mixed emotions that I left Detroit...
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Thrive Detroit
Oct 20, 20123 min read
What could possibly go wrong? Help and Humility
In March, 2004, I was in my last semester of graduate school in New York City. I was working full time in a record store and as a deejay...
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Thrive Detroit
Oct 13, 20123 min read
Detroit: A Seeker Friendly History
Riding my bike along Jefferson the other day, I took note of all the streets named for early French and British landowners, and I...
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Thrive Detroit
Oct 13, 20122 min read
Beating The Odds: from teen pregnancy to attorney
I gave birth to my daughter April 8, 1996. I was 13 years old, in the 8th grade at Joy Middle School. Yes, it really was the first time...
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Thrive Detroit
Aug 26, 20122 min read
Jane Dabish aka CCDynamite: Or How a Good Chaldean Girl Became a Comic
Jane Dabish was born in Southfield to a Chaldean family. She spent her childhood down in her parents’ basement playing out stage...
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