Kyra felt prepared to leave the Jehovah’s Witnesses at 15 years old. Then the shunning began.

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One family’s touching transition meeting the daughter they always had.

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After his mother’s arrest, a young man is responsible for paying his family’s past-due rent…with a little help from his friends.

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Even the seemingly best attorneys and absolving witness statements haven’t exonerated Chester Hollman – but his family refuses to give up hope.

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Giovanni Reid spent 26 years behind bars. After his release, Giovanni reflects on the trials and tribulations of representing himself from jail.

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When we die, what do we leave behind? And where does it go?

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Thinking about mortality can be grim. These artists and storytellers don’t want you to fear the reaper.

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Sometimes the party doesn’t start until life is over.

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