Jay Connor, The Root Jaden Smith Hollis Johnson/Business Insider, Featured Image [dropcap]While[/dropcap] Jaden Smith is most commonly known for his acting chops and blossoming rap career, on the low, the son of Jada and Willard is quite the philanthropist too. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The Associated Press reports that the 20-year-old’s JUST goods foundation is joining forces […]
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Flint Water Crisis Likely Increased Fetal Deaths, Study Shows | Huffington Post
Another hint that the U.S. ought to quit using lead pipes for water.
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Flint Town Is an Alarming Portrait of Cops, Politics, and a Reeling City | Vulture
The “us versus them” problem afflicts every major police department in the United States to some degree, and one of the most fascinating aspects of Flint Town is its portrait of how nonwhite police officers internalize that mentality even as they remain aware that it’s at odds with their own personal identity.
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Michigan to charge state’s top medical official in Flint water deaths | Reuters
(Reuters) – Michigan’s top medical official will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for her role in the city of Flint’s water crisis, which was linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that caused at least 12 deaths, state prosecutors said on Monday.
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Bruno Mars Donates $1M from Detroit Concert to Flint Water Crisis | Atlanta Black Star
NEW YORK (AP) — Bruno Mars said Saturday he is donating $1 million from his Michigan concert to aid those affected by the Flint water crisis.
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Give DPS back to Detroit
Now that the emergency funding package has been approved and Detroit Public Schools are no longer in danger of coming to a grinding halt next week, the real fight is back on center stage; the fight over local control.
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Gov. Snyder Beginning To Learn The Meaning Of
By Keith A. Owens Michigan Chronicle One of the best and most thorough news stories on the recently released report breaking down what happened in the Flint water crisis comes courtesy of Bridge Magazine. There are a virtual goldmine of stories contained within those 116 pages, and for reporters it is turning out to be […]
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