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In The News Dr. Debra Furr-Holden is one of nine community members on a city of Flint task force to help give input from the community to law enforcement. Equity

How Michigan moved the needle on racial disparities in COVID

Debra Furr-HoldenMonday, October 5, 2020
Feature Story 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.” Equity

“All we ask is to be treated equally and left alone”

Jenifer VelosoFriday, September 25, 2020
In The News Students at GVRC are continuing to receive arts programming virtually through Youth Arts: Unlocked. Kids and Education

Youth Arts: Unlocked finds creative ways to deliver virtual programs at GVRC

Patrick HayesWednesday, September 23, 2020
In The News Dr. Debra Furr-Holden is one of nine community members on a city of Flint task force to help give input from the community to law enforcement. Healthy Communities

MSU epidemiologist hopes task force builds bridge between community, law enforcement

Brianna NargisoTuesday, September 15, 2020
In The News Comma Bookstore and Social Hub owner Egypt Otis. Arts and Culture

“I want this to be a landmark”

Patrick HayesMonday, September 14, 2020
In The News New city of Flint Chief of Police Terence Green took office in September. Healthy Communities

"Good officers must have the courage to say what happened to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor was wrong"

Patrick HayesTuesday, September 8, 2020
In The News A new Black Lives Matter mural was painted on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard downtown Flint. Equity

Quit using Flint to score social media points

Patrick HayesWednesday, August 19, 2020
In The News Rasheed Wallace takes a water break while distributing food and water to residents at Evergreen Regency Estates. Equity

Rasheed Wallace does the work

Patrick HayesMonday, August 3, 2020
Feature Story “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” ― Ida B. Wells-Barnett Equity

Message from the Editor: "Say Its Name"

Xandr BrownThursday, June 11, 2020
Feature Story A lack of municipal support has left the community with less access to resources than most, making what is for many a difficult situation, even worse. Healthy Communities

How Flint’s Latinx leadership is making up for lack of access to government and private aid

Santiago OchoaWednesday, April 15, 2020
Feature Story A resident listens to a live audio translation of a presentation of the Water Box at a community town hall at the Latinx Community and Technology Center on Monday, Nov. 25. Community Development

La población Latinx está creciendo, esto es como el Centro Latinx de Flint la está contando

Santiago OchoaWednesday, March 4, 2020
Feature Story A resident listens to a live audio translation of a presentation of the Water Box at a community town hall at the Latinx Community and Technology Center on Monday, Nov. 25. Community Development

The Latinx population is growing, this is how Flint's Latinx Tech Center is getting them counted

Santiago OchoaWednesday, February 19, 2020
Feature Story The #waterislife mural on the side of Gavin Brown’s Enterprise in New York. Arts and Culture

The sisterhood behind Flint’s bottled fence

Xzavier SimonWednesday, January 22, 2020
Feature Story A 2018 5-year American Community Survey, found that approximately 3, 213 of Flint residents identified as having a hearing difficulty. Technology and Innovation

ASL advocate helps residents connect to Flint’s silent community

Xandr BrownWednesday, January 15, 2020
In The News The room where the soon-to-open Community Water Lab sits empty. Plans for tearing down its eastern wall to allow resident a look into the lab’s inner work are being considered. Community Development

$300,000 raised for Flint Development Center water lab

Santiago OchoaWednesday, December 18, 2019
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