Vulnerable Americans face unsafe water from aging pipes, pollution, and underinvestment. Local leaders are pushing for clean, safe waterways with crucial state-level support.
Tag: Flint, Michigan
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Toxic legacy: How lead in schools is silently harming kids
Aging school infrastructure continues to expose Black children to toxic lead, with cities like Cleveland and Milwaukee reporting some of the highest contamination rates. Experts warn the damage from lead exposure is irreversible, yet many schools in Black and low-income communities remain dangerously unaddressed.
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Opinion: Speaking of pardons, here’s why Jesse Jackson Jr. deserves one
Jesse Jackson Jr. is seeking a pardon for his federal prison sentence and is advocating for forgiveness and redemption for millions of formerly incarcerated individuals.
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‘Take Me to the Water’ is not being sung in Flint churches
The Flint water crisis has caused a significant disruption to the city’s faith community, with churches not conducting baptisms or fellowship meals due to the unsafe water, and five Black churches closing in the past three months.
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Eric Mays, passionate Flint council member, dies at 65
By The Associated Press Eric Mays, a Flint, Michigan, city council member known for activism during the city’s water crisis and for disruptive behavior at public meetings, has died. City officials made the announcement late Feb. 24, without listing a cause of death. Mays was 65. “This is a tremendous loss for our community and […]