Angie Aker
Upworthy
Kenosha, WI, United States
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Past articles by Angie:
A homeless kid's path crossed with a kind Starbucks manager. The rest is history.
Add sheer determination to a stroke of good luck and you get a double shot of humanity for the win! → Read More
A teacher made a student cry in a good way — by telling him test scores aren't everything.
His mom cried when she read it, too. → Read More
Beautiful things can happen when kids read to dogs.
The kids strengthen their reading and empathy and the dogs learn to trust. → Read More
A Starbucks barista gave a note to a deaf man and became a shining example of service.
Can you imagine if you had no choice but to speak another language unknown to most people? → Read More
Barbara and Henrietta throwing down at a wedding is a brilliant parable about abortion.
Josh Healey is one part comedian, one part storyteller, and 100% refreshing. → Read More
Surprise! People who strongly disagree should just break bread together.
There are three questions you should ask someone you disagree with. → Read More
Being single can be awesome. 7 illustrations capture that.
Valentine's Day or any other, there is a leisure sometimes in being on one's own. → Read More
3 reasons to watch Samantha Bee. Besides being in love with her soul.
Girl is killin' it on multiple fronts! → Read More
These words were meant to break these women. But the opposite happened.
They are bravely putting the names they've been called out there for all to see. → Read More
Michael Moore says only sending water to Flint won't work. Here are 3 things to do also.
Bottled water is a Band-Aid. Flint is hemorrhaging — it's going to take more. → Read More
The sweet, furry approach some colleges are taking to ease students' stress is brilliant.
#PromotedPost Spend some time with a pooch before a big final? Yes, please! → Read More
5 amazing people doing the work MLK did not live to complete.
He had a dream, yes, but it did not die with him. → Read More
One little change in how you talk to your kids can help them be more successful.
It's so simple, but a lot of people have no idea it's even a thing. → Read More
Flint's massive water poisoning all started with an innocent-enough vote at city council.
The National Guard was called, a break-in happened, and Rick Snyder admits culpability. → Read More
The real reason 'Making a Murderer' disturbs us isn't about sussing out whether he did it.
What if it's not about whether he's innocent or guilty? → Read More
Does some anxiety stem from greater intelligence?
Having a brain that overthinks everything can be a blessing and a curse. → Read More
Do 1 thing a day in the first week of 2016 to be a better person environmentally.
These are pretty easy! → Read More
Do one thing a day in the first week of 2016 to be a better person environmentally.
These are pretty easy! → Read More
5 things you can do to catch up if you overspent on the holidays.
It's easy to overspend. Here's how to reel things back in. → Read More
Your shower-time faves may be getting a big makeover soon. It's really good news.
People finally wised up to a really bad ingredient. → Read More