Diversity & Equity

Coverage of programs that deal with gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, physical ability, and socioeconomic status; are focused on fair access to resources and opportunities; and, those that create environments where people feel welcome, respected, and fully accepted.

Kettering University launched AIM and Lite in 1984 to attract more women and students of color who are underrepresented in STEM fields.

Reaching out and lifting up: Kettering University summer camps look to change the face of STEM

These summer programs for high school students have become a national model for introducing more underrepresented students to STEM fields.

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This Gallery on the Go mural is an example of the type of creativity an ArtPlace grant would fund.
ArtPlace America taps north Flint as finalist for elite $200,000 grant

The North Flint Revitalization Initiative is among the top 7 percent of grant applications nationwide to be named a finalist for the major placemaking award.

Volunteers help transform nine once-blighted lots into the Martin Luther King Avenue Peace Garden in Flint on Wednesday, June 28, 2017.
This is what Martin Luther King Avenue deserves

Blight comes down and a peace garden takes root on Flint's northside.

Flintside Launches #FlintFoundations

Look for #FlintFoundations on all our social media platforms. Join us in honoring Flint’s greats. Use #FlintFoundations to suggest who we should feature next.

Cinco Nuevo: A new festival in Flint celebrating Mexican heritage

A celebration of Mexican culture, tradition, and contributions, Cinco Nuevo will include artist demonstrations, tortilla rolling, loteria (a Mexican bingo), Aztec ceremonial dancers, and music.

George Grundy II  hosts weekly mentoring for black men at his Court Street business.
From water to wisdom: Former Flint distribution site develops into mentoring program

Man 2 Man bridges generations, provides resources, and lifts young black men to new opportunities.  

The pita uses a secret family recipe and it is the best seller at the Bread Basket in Flint.
Bread Basket in Flint: Full of pita and pride

Munch on some delicious homemade goods that use the same secret family recipes that have been handed down for generations and take a listen: "Flint people—real Flint people—are tough."

University of Michigan students tour the Ferris Wheel Innovation Hub in downtown Flint as part of their research in the Social Impact Challenge
Looking for the next great innovation

UM-Flint hosts competition with cash prize for students to develop—and implement—plans to boost Flint entrepreneurship.

7 women heroes from Flint and Genesee County

Take a look at the newest inductees into Genesee Women's Hall of Fame 

A typical Creative Alliance meeting brings together painters, photographers, singers, poets to display their talents.  
Flint’s creative outlet: The Greater Flint Creative Alliance

Working to revitalize Flint through “collective, creative action" and giving artists of all mediums a stage for 15 years.

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