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Family of three white people, young daughter on the mom's lap, smile with river in the background
March 23, 2021 Age / Community stories / Gender

Former Correctional Officer Turned Mother

By Alaina Grady Eighteen-year-old Sarah Harper left her small town after graduating in 2009 and moved eight hours away looking

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March 9, 2021 Community stories / Ethnicity / Family / Immigration / Rural

A Little Money and A Couple of Outfits

By Cydney Slinger Ilir Dervishi is well-known for his restaurant business and for being a part of one of the

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Two women smile hugging each other, one young with blond hair, the other older with brown hair. They're mother and daughter.
March 4, 2021 Community stories / Gender / Healing / Suburban

Life with an Eating Disorder

By Erica Kennedy Kirsten Haglund, founder of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation talks about the lifelong relationship she has had with

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Young black man smiles by brick house with rounded wooden door
March 2, 2021 Community stories / Family / Race / Urban

Inequality in Education, Working Harder

By Joe Popis  Semaj Shelton is a student-athlete at the University of Detroit Mercy. In the future, he plans on

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Black woman with blue shirt and long hair smiles by greenery and bench
February 9, 2021 Community stories / Intersectionality / Race / Suburban / Urban

From College Dropout to College Counselor

By Theresa Kennedy “Who is this with you?” asked the judge.   “My counselor,” replied the young man.  “Your therapist?”   “No,

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Older woman with grey hair sits by window, looking outside, holding small dog wearing a dog-sweater on her lap
January 26, 2021 Community stories / Family / Healing

Living with Vertigo

By Marcela Sifuentes About 40 percent of the U.S. population may suffer from vertigo or vertigo-associated diseases at least once

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January 21, 2021 Community stories / Race

Diverse Working-Class Community

By Daniel Carr Joshon Allen is an employee at United Shore, one of the largest and fastest growing wholesale lenders

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January 19, 2021 Community stories / Healing

Resilience with Health Challenges

By Bella Martinez Bella shares her father’s story dealing with several health issues in a short audio story. Today I’ll

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Family of four smiling into camera, only heads visible, two parents, a young girl and a young boy
January 12, 2021 Community stories / Family / Immigration

From Sicily Beaches to Macomb, Michigan

By Michael Cusenza Nino Pace is a hardworking family man living in Macomb, Michigan. His family is everything to him. His wife

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Close-up of smiling young man of Asian descent, short black hair, blue shirt
January 5, 2021 Community stories / Ethnicity / Immigration / Race

Looking for A Better Life

By Qortez Brown Eleven year-old Qui Nugyen left his home in Vietnam 17 years ago, with just his mother and

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