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Delphia Simmons
- Sep 28, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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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Martti Peeples
- Feb 18, 2022
- 1 min
You’re Not Alone
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...
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Martti Peeples
- Jan 17, 2022
- 5 min
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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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 20, 2020
- 3 min
That Which Connects Us All
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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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 20, 2020
- 3 min
We Are All in This Together-Financially Too!
Ina Fernandez CPA, President & CEO, Fern Capital Inc. We’re hearing the phrase “we are all in this together” everywhere in the media...
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Thrive Detroit
- Dec 29, 2019
- 5 min
On Faith and Housing Justice
By Sara Constantakis, Thrive Detroit Copyeditor I would like to believe that I am a person who has always been concerned with justice....
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Thrive Detroit
- Dec 29, 2019
- 4 min
The Monthly JOW: Thoughts Are Things and Words Are Spells
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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Thrive Detroit
- Jul 25, 2018
- 3 min
Melissa Love: Candle Maker by Day, Writer by Night
Melissa Love is a multi-talented Detroit entrepreneur with three novels to her credit as well as her own candle business. A product of...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 24, 2018
- 3 min
Inspiring and Aspiring from the Heart
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...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 24, 2018
- 3 min
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
- Jun 24, 2018
- 3 min
Monthly JOW: A Million Reasons Why
The Monthly JOW – Jewel of Wisdom By Sajjiah Parker A Million Reasons Why … “The two most important days in your life are the day you...
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Thrive Detroit
- May 4, 2017
- 3 min
Culturally Sensitive Shelter for Homeless Muslim Women
Adam Sennott For Muslim women, living in a homeless shelter comes with an added layer of difficulties. At times, they are unable to eat...
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Thrive Detroit
- Apr 27, 2017
- 1 min
Using Vacant Federal Property to Develop Affordable Housing
The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty is offering a helping hand to municipal governments who want access thousands of free...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 9, 2016
- 7 min
Interview with Joel Batterman: The Organizer of The Motor City Freedom Riders
photo by Alexander Rentsch Interviewer: Carolyn Lusch, Master of Urban Planning, UM Could you tell me about your history as a regional...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 9, 2016
- 2 min
Think’ Bout It
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...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 9, 2016
- 1 min
A Life Coach Living Life
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...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 9, 2016
- 3 min
Human Trafficking: Tackling the Tragedy of Modern-Day Slavery
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...
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