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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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Close-up of smiling young black woman, wearing athletic top that reads Oakland, with athletic field visible behind her
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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August 7, 2020 Acceptance / Ethnicity / Identity / Race / Religion / Suburban

Culture and Being Biracial

By Adam Conigliaro In Southeast Michigan, a biracial American man faces discrimination from his extended family for his skin pigmentation.

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April 17, 2019 Race

Living in Color

Kai Wilson is a senior majoring in Accounting at Oakland University. She expressed that being a minority isn’t necessarily something

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