Who counts as a citizen, and what does it take to become counted? Claudia Rankine addresses this question in her 2014 book,…
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Thoughtful Parenting
1,000 Ties: Passing Down a Lost Skill to the Next Generation
by Sarah Valek February 12, 2019For Jowan Smith, family life is an incubator of ideas. She created Getting Our Babies to College 101 (GOBTC), a nonprofit based…
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Thoughtful Parenting
Dude’la: Black Fathers Share Struggles, Successes in Supportive Group
by Zoe Brown February 8, 2019We have a huge problem in Cleveland, and to me, the problem is unreal. It’s something I’ve associated with third world countries…
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Thoughtful Parenting
Bringing Schools Better Awareness of Childhood Anxiety
by Guest Author January 28, 2019Editor’s Note: The author is publishing anonymously to protect her son’s identity. As a work-at-home mom of three, the first day of…
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All Kinds of Faith
Puppies and Prisoners: Dog Training Programs Team Up With Correctional Facilities
by Diane DiPiero January 26, 2019Gia and Floyd are bonding. Every morning, Gia lets Floyd, a boxer pup, out of his cage, takes him out to the…
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My Neighbor, Myself
Healing Movement: Walking Group Offers Support, Friendship
by Emily Holody January 21, 2019(5:30 a.m.) Ding. Pam: “Are we doing this?” Ding. Anne: “I am in.” I can hear the light, frozen rain hitting the…
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Thoughtful Parenting
A Message for Mothers and Daughters Who Don’t Get Along
by Pam Turos January 15, 2019The first time Tierra Banks caught herself speaking about her mother without saying anything negative was in front of a crowd of…
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My Neighbor, Myself
Youth Ambassadors Armed with Knowledge Battle Human Trafficking
by Laife Janovyak January 11, 2019Cameron Cupar first learned about human trafficking from a European exchange student whose family had multiple survivors. “What surprised me the most…
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As we wake up to a new year, many of us are reflecting on what did (and didn’t) work in 2018 and…
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Inside the family emergency shelter, I see a woman with six children vying for her attention, trying to explain something to another…