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September 10, 2014·By BLAC Editorial

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Art + Culture

Teaching Detroit Kids to Read, One Puppet at a Time

What started with a few handmade puppets became something bigger. Detroit teen Justin Ward is building Draw It Out to make reading feel like an adventure.

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What We Carry From Our Mothers

What happens when hurt between mothers and daughters travels from one generation to the next? Detroit therapist Nneka Owens says healing starts with naming what families often leave unsaid.

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The Woman Everyone Could Count On

After surviving three heart attacks at 32, Dr. Karma Hill had to reconsider what strength, ambition and rest actually meant.

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