“I give you the tools, and you paint me the picture”
Jesse Davis, a Flint native and choreographer, is the only dance instructor in the area who teaches heels classes geared toward men.
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Flint’s outdoor spaces provide valuable fitness — and mental health — outlets for residents
Flint offered plenty of outdoor spaces to help people with exercise -- and mental health -- over the summer.
Flint Hip Hop is entering a new golden age
Flint rap was the first Hip Hop scene between the coasts to bypass local radio pipelines and get national airplay. A new generation of artists are building on that legacy.
Cycling group blends community, fitness in Flint
“My father instilled this in me, if you do good, positive things will happen for generations."
“Porches have the ability to be interaction hubs among neighbors”
Megan Heyza, founder and director of the Flint Porch Project, discusses the unique and -- during the pandemic especially -- vital role porches playin the Flint community.
New Flint lab aimed at rebuilding community trust in water
A new lab in the Flint Development Center will provide free water testing for Flint residents.
Michigan’s Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities identifying needs of vulnerable residents
A Michigan task force that includes Flint resident Dr. Debra Furr-Holden continues to identify COVID-19 needs and concerns of Black residents.
Personal tragedy motivates chair of police advisory task force to seek “justice and equality”
Rev. Jeffrey Hawkins has made pursuing social justice and equity causes his life's mission.
How Michigan moved the needle on racial disparities in COVID
Dr. Debra Furr-Holden, a Flint native, member of the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities and Associate Dean for Public Health Integration at Michigan State University provides an update on the state's response.
“We want to be a model for the rest of the nation”
Flintside talked with new Crim Fitness Foundation CEO Lauren Holaly-Zembo, who moved into the role on September 1.
