Xzavier Simon

Xzavier V. Simon is a native of the Beecher community. When he's not writing articles, books, or working on his indie publication, The Modern Queer Magazine, you can find Xzavier listening to K-pop, cooking, playing video games, diving deep into Japanese culture, and being a spiritualist. 

Feature Story Award-winning actor and content creator Brandon Houston poses in front of the Capitol Theatre in downtown Flint on Jan. 30, 2024.
Feature Story Photographed on Dec. 20, 2023, BAMS African Market on South Ballenger Highway hosts West African organic “foodstuff sourcing, products, fashion, and various home needs.”

Keeping the community healthy with BAMS African Market


Feature Story Flint residents Billie Dantzler, Jerimiah Whitehead, and Michell Thompson participated in Flintside’s Community Correspondent Journalism Workshop as a part of our 'On the Ground' story series.

Meet Flintside's Ballenger Highway Community Correspondents


Feature Story Pictured on Dec. 27, 2023, Ballenger Park sits on the corner of Dupont and Flushing Road, holding space for community events, basketball games, and picnics.

In Pictures: Ballenger Highway Neighborhood & Park


Feature Story Flint native Matthew Wiley, pictured outside checking texts, DMs, and emails on Nov. 30, 2023.

Into the depths of 'Azure' with Flint music artist Matthew Wiley


Feature Story Tony Vu, Flint's food entrepreneur and the progenitor of The Flint Social Club, is all smiles inside the new pop-up, The Kickback, on Nov. 14, 2023.
Feature Story Music artist, songwriter, and model SixoneSixx poses inside The Antidote Studio on Nov. 7, 2023, as she gears up to drop her soon-to-be-released EP, So Far So Bad.
Feature Story “Sometimes, my story may inspire others. I am not ashamed of my journey; it is my testimony,” says Flint native Michell Thompson, pictured in downtown Flint on Nov. 18, 2023.

The strength, resilience, and testimony of Michell Thompson


Feature Story Poet, actor, and author Jerimiah Whitehead smiles confidently outside Totem Books in downtown Flint on Nov. 17, 2023.
Feature Story Rogers, Raven, and Marcus, (pictured from left to right) are "The OGs" of The X, Flint's newest and sole speakeasy bar in downtown Flint.

Behind the bar with Flint's intimate speakeasy, The X


Feature Story Pictured under neon lights inside Pop Rox in downtown Flint on Oct. 13, 2023, music artist Jernē ponders vulnerability and being authentic in R&B.

Music artist Jernē is ready to put Flint R&B on the map


Feature Story Flint native Sancia Tutt, known creatively and business-wise as Isis Ma’at, stands confident in her journey at For-Mar Nature Preserve on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.

Experiencing unfiltered truth with business owner Isis Ma’at


Feature Story Annette Hughes, Director of Sunny Patch Learning Center, is pictured inside one of the center's buildings on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.