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4 weeks ago | 
air1.com | Marya Morgan |Rafael Sierra |Felipe Aguilar |Billie Jean Wright
(AIr1 Closer Look) - Word Is Bond founder Lakayana Drury will tell you he was ‘born between two worlds.' He is the product of a black father born in South Sudan and a white mother from Portage, Wisconsin, from a traditional Catholic family. His father was absent and Drury struggled as young black man to find his place in the world. When he graduated from East High School in Madison, Wisconsin with a meager 2.3 GPA, he says he could see no success in his future.
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2 months ago | 
air1.com | Monika Kelly |Marya Morgan |Jeanice Lee |Rafael Sierra
(Air1 Closer Look) –When we think of people who fall into homelessness, certain disparities come to mind, including mental illness, addiction, troubled veterans, people with disabilities and more; but statistics show that homelessness can happen to anyone. One Appalachian family knows this all too well. On Sept 27th, 2024, the catastrophic Hurricane Helene ripped through Western North Carolina.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
air1.com | Jeanice Lee |Marya Morgan |Rafael Sierra |Lexy Smith
(Air1 Closer Look) – Overdose deaths by fentanyl are down for the first time in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic, but the potentially lethal anesthetic still threatens unsuspecting online buyers. In 2024, the U.S. DEA seized more than 367 million deadly doses of cheap and easy counterfeit medicine, after nabbing 390 million deadly doses the previous year.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
klove.com | Jeanice Lee |Marya Morgan |Rafael Sierra |Lexy Smith
(K-LOVE Closer Look) – Overdose deaths by fentanyl are down for the first time in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic, but the potentially lethal anesthetic still threatens unsuspecting online buyers. In 2024, the U.S. DEA seized more than 367 million deadly doses of cheap and easy counterfeit medicine, after nabbing 390 million deadly doses the previous year.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
klove.com | Rafael Sierra |Marya Morgan
Thursday, November 7 2024 by Rafael Sierra, Marya MorganShare this story: (K-LOVE Closer Look) – Someday your kids will get their own house or apartment. “Do they know how to take care of that environment?” asks Sarah McCubbin, lifestyle blogger and mother of nine. Basics like cleaning and laundry certainly make her checklist, but her lessons on adulthood are more than mere chores.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
air1.com | Felipe Aguilar |Marya Morgan |Billie Jean Wright |Rafael Sierra
(Air1 Closer Look) – Someday your kids will get their own house or apartment. “Do they know how to take care of that environment?” asks Sarah McCubbin, lifestyle blogger and mother of nine. Basics like cleaning and laundry certainly make her checklist, but her lessons on adulthood are more than mere chores.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
air1.com | Rafael Sierra |Marya Morgan |Lexy Smith |Billie Jean Wright
(Air1 Closer Look) – Yellow beads for overnight stays in the hospital. Black for every needle poke. Colorful glass beads from Beads Of Courage are worn as visual reminders for brave kids fighting pain or disease. “It’s a really cool record for their family,” says Katie Hacker, Director of Engagement. “Something really amazing to see what they've been through together.”The unique arts-in-medicine program is based in Tucson, Ariz. but serves more than 60,000 children in 400 hospitals in 9 countries.
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May 22, 2024 | 
klove.com | Rafael Sierra
Wednesday, May 22 2024 by Rafael Sierra, Jr.Share this story: K-LOVE’s Positive People – by Rafael Sierra, Jr. (complete podcast available) (more Positive People stories)Danny Stewart is the preacher at Vinita Avenue Church of Christ in Sulphur, Oklahoma. When a massive tornado hit the small town on April 27, 2024, Danny knew he had to step-in to help his community out. “We have to be the hands, and the feet, and the lips, and the ears, and the eyes of Jesus, if we’re going to be like Him.
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May 9, 2024 | 
air1.com | Billie Jean Wright |Marya Morgan |Monika Kelly |Rafael Sierra
(Air1 Closer Look) - The church had to buy her a second soup pot. ‘Mama’ Ginger Passarelli was a single mom more than twenty years ago when she first discovered her love for serving huge vats of soup. She began bringing her favorites on Sundays and as word spread, one pot turned into two. Soon thereafter she found herself taking bowls on the road. Now, The Soup Ladies are a troupe of seasoned cooks on standby to feed first responders.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
klove.com | Rafael Sierra
K-LOVE’s Positive People – by Rafael Sierra, Jr. (complete podcast available) (more Positive People stories)Pastor Brian Sederwall, affectionately known as Pastor B, is bringing hope to people in need. Pastor B founded the Denver Dream Center in Denver, CO providing food and essential items to those who are coming off the streets. “I want to be the hands; I want to be the feet of Jesus.
