It’s time to light up Flint, and you can be part of it. The Michigan State Police Flint Post invites you to attend “Light Up the City” on Thursday, June 28 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Kearsley Park, 1700 Kearsley Park Blvd. This is a free event with food, entertainment and giveaways from […]
There had been one too many drive-by shootings, one too many acts of violence, one too many people close to Kenyetta Dotson for her to just stay inert. Both her closest friend and her aunt were victims of gun violence in the recent past. Their deaths were the tipping point and all the motivation Dotson […]
As cities go, Flint has more than its fair share of neighborhood organizations, block clubs and concerned citizens who want nothing more than the growth and prosperity that has started to take hold to continue. Right alongside them are nonprofit organizations that are working to better the city. Primary among those is the Ruth Mott […]
Christmas is a tough time for kids who have a parent in jail. They often feel alone and are depressed. To help alleviate some of those feeling and show the children they are loved, the Stacy Swimp Evangelistic Association and Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle are partnering to reach out to children of the incarcerated and their families […]
Part of the drive of those in neighborhood associations and block clubs is their devotion to place. Those who have made Flint their home for some time understand that the answer to real change lies at a micro-level – meaning getting in there and getting things done. Carma Lewis, president of Flint Neighborhoods United (FNU), […]