diff --git a/public/articles.json b/public/api/articles.json
similarity index 100%
rename from public/articles.json
rename to public/api/articles.json
diff --git a/src/actions/index.js b/src/actions/index.js
index 8d6a4b9..66fda8e 100644
--- a/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/src/actions/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import github from '../apis/github';
+import api from '../apis/api';
 
 export const getUser = (username) => async (dispatch, getState) => {
   const response = await github.get(`/users/${username}`);
 
-  console.log(response.data);
 
   dispatch({
     type: 'GET_USER',
@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ export const getRepos = (username) => async (dispatch, getState) => {
   });
 };
 
+export const getArticles = async (dispatch, getState) => {
+  const state = getState();
+  
+  if (!state.articles || state.articles.length <= 0){
+    const response = await api.get(`/articles`); // axios request for articles json file
+    
+    dispatch({
+      type: 'GET_ARTICLES',
+      payload: response.data,
+    });
+    return response;
+  }
+};
+
 export const updateEmailBody = (event) => async (dispatch, getState) => {
   // Update the email body
 
diff --git a/src/apis/api.js b/src/apis/api.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d68dda0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apis/api.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import axios from 'axios';
+
+// Axios request used to make requests to api.github.com
+
+export default axios.create({
+    baseURL: '/api' // Change if a real api server is created
+});
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diff --git a/src/components/Articles.js b/src/components/Articles.js
index 0698d2d..d220e56 100644
--- a/src/components/Articles.js
+++ b/src/components/Articles.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import './css/Articles.css';
 import Theater from './subcomponents/Theater';
 import Article from './Article';
+import { getArticles} from '../actions/index';
 import { Route, Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ class Articles extends React.Component {
       
       return (
           <div>
-              "Articles"
+              {this.props.getArticles()}
           </div>
       );
   }
@@ -49,5 +51,9 @@ class Articles extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
+const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
+  return { articles: state.articles.articles};
+}
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, { getArticles })(Articles);
 
-export default Articles;
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diff --git a/src/reducers/articleReducer.js b/src/reducers/articlesReducer.js
similarity index 64%
rename from src/reducers/articleReducer.js
rename to src/reducers/articlesReducer.js
index 989b804..7a07890 100644
--- a/src/reducers/articleReducer.js
+++ b/src/reducers/articlesReducer.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-let articleReducer = (state={articles=[]}, action) => {
+let articlesReducer = (state={articles: []}, action) => {
     switch(action.type) {
       case "GET_ARTICLES":
         return { ...state, articles: action.payload };
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ let articleReducer = (state={articles=[]}, action) => {
   };
   
 
-export default articleReducer;
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+export default articlesReducer;
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diff --git a/src/reducers/index.js b/src/reducers/index.js
index 057fa09..c7375a8 100644
--- a/src/reducers/index.js
+++ b/src/reducers/index.js
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import githubReducer from './githubReducer';
 import contactModalReducer from "./contactModalReducer";
 import introReducer from "./introReducer";
 import navigationReducer from "./navigationReducer";
+import articlesReducer from "./articlesReducer";
 
 export default combineReducers({
     github: githubReducer,
     contactModal: contactModalReducer,
     intro: introReducer,
     navigation: navigationReducer,
+    articles: articlesReducer,
 });