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Cynthia Johnson
Nov 29, 20223 min read
It’s Time to Move
Crows are fascinating, interesting creatures most often mistaken for ravens. That’s understandable, as there are several varieties of the...
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Delphia Simmons
Sep 28, 20223 min read
Community
My mother was raised as an only child who yearned for family and worked hard to foster her own community. We had aunties, uncles, and cousin
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Delphia Simmons
Aug 12, 20222 min read
25 Life Lessons
We all have them: things we’ve learned over our lifetime. Over five decades of living has taught me a few things. Here are twenty-five of...
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Delphia Simmons
Jun 27, 20225 min read
Mom: A Profile in Courage
I was about eight years old when my mom gathered her six girls on the living-room sofa in our Arkansas home to tell us some “very...
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Sara Constantakis
May 6, 20223 min read
Street Harassment and the “Right To Be”
“Is your husband coming to play softball?” I heard the question as I was getting my gear out of the trunk of my car, preparing to head to...
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Delphia Simmons
Apr 28, 20222 min read
Summer
It wasn’t until adulthood that I grew to appreciate autumn and dubbed it my preferred season. That has more to do with the temperature...
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Delphia Simmons
Mar 25, 20223 min read
Magic and Wonder
I can’t imagine what the world is like for anyone who doesn’t believe in magic. I became a believer around age three. My dreams would...
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Delphia Simmons
Feb 11, 20223 min read
My Writing Journey
I was in elementary school when my mother gave me my first diary for Christmas. I had a lot to write about but was too concerned about my...
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Martti Peeples
Jan 28, 20227 min read
The Joys of Kayaking
When I was a child, the thing that made millions of people afraid of getting in the water was the motion picture Jaws.
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Martti Peeples
Jan 17, 20225 min read
Becoming the Better Version of Myself
Alexis was facing a new norm within a new norm. Lupus and Covid-19 were affecting her spiritually.
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Martti Peeples
Jan 14, 20225 min read
Austen Brantley: Raw
For renowned sculptor Austen Brantley, this has been his life’s journey, as expressed in his latest exhibit, “Behind the Mask,”.
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Thrive Detroit
Jun 24, 20183 min read
Thoughts from Gen Z: Giving You Something to Think ‘Bout…
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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Thrive Detroit
Aug 13, 20171 min read
Racial Violence in Charlottesville
One person died and dozens were injured after violence erupted at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville Virginia Saturday. The...
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Thrive Detroit
Aug 19, 20153 min read
Desert Visit
It’s quiet where I live now. I wake around 4:00 am, because it seems that is what I do now. Lying under a mound of blankets, I usually...
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Thrive Detroit
Aug 19, 20153 min read
Leftover Opportunity
By Diana Creel Elarde I sit up at the counter at the retro diner, slowly munching the last french fry. The cook, probably the owner,...
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Thrive Detroit
Jun 5, 20154 min read
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...
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Thrive Detroit
Jun 5, 20153 min read
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...
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Thrive Detroit
Mar 6, 20152 min read
The Long Walk Home
By Kenedi Dubose Life can be an ongoing cycle of bad events that never seems to end, but sometimes you can change them for the better if...
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Thrive Detroit
Nov 30, 20149 min read
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...
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