On Oct. 9, there are few places that Malinda Baker would rather be than the “Moving You Forward Opportunity Expo” taking place at Kettering University. She says she’s planning on attending the large-scale resource fair, “because it’s an opportunity to efficiently learn about so many different local programs. So often services go unused, because people simply […]
When the going gets tough, Grace Taylor has never been one to sit out on the sidelines and she knows that, like her, Flint and Genesee County residents are the same. They’ve seen plenty challenges. But, more recently, residents are beginning to see ever larger, and more positive, signs of recovery. Proof lies in the opening […]
Twenty-nine-year-old Charlie Burt was previously the general manager at Porter’s Orchard in Goodrich, handling all the day-to-day operations and the business side of the company. The orchard was the only job he’d had, having worked there since he was 17-years-old. He began by picking apples and bagging them for sale. He also helped make cider. […]
Allan Griggs wants to see more veteran-owned businesses in Flint. Because, there are two things he knows firsthand: People who have served in the military know how to serve their communities and their military training makes them good company leaders. The 74-year-old Flint resident served in the United States Army from 1967-1969 and runs Knob […]
For more than a decade now, Metro Flint YouthBuild, has been a stepping stone to sustainable careers and meaningful employment for hundreds of Flint’s most needful youth between the ages of 16 -24. The YouthBuild movement began in Harlem, New York in 1978. The program was created to revamp decaying housing stock while providing education […]
This coming Monday, July 22, Sandra Johnson is going to be at the North Flint Food Market from 5-8:30 p.m., and she’s inviting everyone in her community to join her for a special meeting. As manager of Hamilton Community Health Network’s Illuminating Community Change (IC2) project, Johnson has been at the forefront of organizing the […]
Oaklin Mixon believes everybody is chasing something. “It can be personal success, wholesome relationships, anything,” says the founder and creative director of GoodBoy Clothing. He also stresses that when you start to run after anything there will be challenges that have to be encountered, and ultimately endured, in order to get to the finish line. […]
June 19, 2009 holds a pivotal and powerful memory for Flint’s Reverend Kevin Galloway II. “I remember it as clear as day,” says Galloway II. “I was sitting with my pastor and sharing that I felt this overwhelming call to encourage, empower, and inspire others through word and deed.” Fast forward to 2019. On any […]
Amore Brown is bursting at the seams with excitement – very fashionable seams, to be precise. This July 20, the 23-year-old will be one of 50 young models hitting the runway as part of the second annual Fashion Against Bullying (FAB) fashion show. FAB is the brainchild of Tracy Palmer, founder of Trendsetters Productions (TSP), […]
For the last six years, Tracy Palmer, the owner of Flint-based Trendsetter Productions (TSP), has been a force to be reckoned with when it comes to combating bullying, building personal confidence in the city’s youth, and supporting other small business owners like herself. When she first started her modeling and etiquette school, Palmer had no […]