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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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Dec 29, 20194 min read


Summer Fun 2019
By Jourdan Taylor Senior High...
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Apr 22, 20192 min read


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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Jul 25, 20183 min read


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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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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Jun 24, 20183 min read


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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Jun 24, 20183 min read


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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May 4, 20173 min read


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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Apr 27, 20171 min read


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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Jun 9, 20167 min read


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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Jun 9, 20162 min read


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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Jun 9, 20161 min read


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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Jun 9, 20163 min read


Spring Swap
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...
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Jun 9, 20163 min read


Malbec at Sunset
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...
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Jun 9, 20163 min read


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Aug 19, 20150 min read


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...
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Aug 19, 20154 min read


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...
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Aug 19, 20154 min read


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...
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Aug 19, 20153 min read


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...
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Aug 19, 20153 min read


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...
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Jul 6, 20152 min read

