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Jenifer Veloso

Jenifer Veloso is Flintside's special projects editor. A photographer and writer, she covers neighborhoods, public health, and social justice and equity. She developed her passion for storytelling while working as a trauma nurse in an emergency department in Flint. She is the daughter of Brasilian immigrants and was the first in her family’s history to be raised in the United States. She has led documentary journalism projects focused on emergency responders, frontline workers, and the empowerment of women. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Flint. Follow her on Instagram or her blog.

Jenifer Veloso's Latest Articles

Jackie Earley is a Flint native, veteran, and owner of CompuNinjas on Grand Traverse Street.
Passion for computers, Flint drives small business owner

 “If there is something you're really passionate about doing, it might take you some time. It took me a very long time to get to this point. I persisted and here I am.” 

James Riley sits at his dining room table inside his home in Flint, Michigan.
More people than ever in Flint and surrounding areas are in need of food

The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan and local organizations like the Martus Luna Food Pantry are seeing more people in need of food than at any point in their histories.

According to the Polaris Project, 1 in 7 children reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children became victims of sexual trafficking.
“I know I am worthy of love even though I was told differently before”

How Flint organizations work together to fight human trafficking.

Caitlin Mazurek, 28, poll volunteer and election inspector hands a ballot to a voter at precinct 46 in Pierce Elementary.
Flint election volunteers expect record-setting voter turnout once all votes are counted

Election volunteers in Flint were excited to see so many new voters in the city this year and are expecting record-setting turnout once all ballots are counted.

A look at Flint's Hilton Garden Inn with the lights on. The new hotel downtown Flint opened in October 2020.
Look inside the Hilton Garden Inn, a “missing piece” to downtown Flint resurgence

The new Hilton Garden Inn is the newest piece of a quickly revitalizing downtown Flint.

Ralph Arellano, 84, is a former Flint Northwestern teacher and community advocate serving on the city's policing task force.
Policing task force member has message to youth: “It’s your time to take over”

Ralph Arellano, a longtime public servant and community advocate, is hoping to raise awareness of the language barrier Latinx residents sometimes face in interactions with police.

Ronnie Dunn is the president of Flint Faith Ryderz.
Cycling group blends community, fitness in Flint

“My father instilled this in me, if you do good, positive things will happen for generations."

Tiara Willingham, 28, Flint resident, stated, “It’s not about black or white blood. We all bleed the same blood. We all need to get together.”
“All we ask is to be treated equally and left alone”

Hear from Flint residents who gathered downtown this week in protest of the Louisville, Kentucky, grand jury decision in the killing of Breonna Taylor. 

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