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December 15, 2020 Family / Identity / Race

Defining Multiracial Identity

By Angel Brandon Maria Horn is a sophomore and Psychology major at Oakland University. The Ohio native has a unique

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December 8, 2020 Family / Healing / Pandemic

A Year Alone

By Sidney Richardson The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it significant changes to nearly every aspect of life in 2020.

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February 9, 2020 Community stories

We Are All the Same

Students in the Fall 2019 “Social Media and Public Relations” course created a social media campaign to raise awareness about

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February 23, 2021 Age / Family

Away From Family

By Olivia Juliano Amna Jabbar, current Oakland University student studying Environmental Health and Safety, has lived away from her family

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February 18, 2021 Family / Healing

How A Caregiver Takes Care of Herself

By Alayna Currey Rebecca Agauas is a strong and brave woman. She is a sister, a daughter, a friend, a

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February 16, 2021 Immigration / Race / Suburban

What’s Your Name?

By Blake Woodruff Serena Pham is a senior at Oakland University studying to be a Physician Assistant and majoring in

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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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February 4, 2021 Family / Religion

The Necklace and Her Faith

By Juanya Powell* Some gifts have more importance than others. Valerie Gilbert has received the best gift of all –

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February 2, 2021 Healing

Life with ADHD

By Sidney Richardson Nathan is an Oakland University student studying chemistry. He has taken medication for ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity

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January 28, 2021 Ethnicity / Immigration

Afro-Caribbean Childhood Grounds Teaching Dream

By Samiya Mcmiller Felicita Arzu Carmichael’s journey began in the country of Belize and continues in the United States of America.

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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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