Flint
Flint is having a water crisis that compares to a third world country, but it’s an American city. As people posted their posts on social media for #WorldWaterDay, people were bringing in awareness of the global shortage and destruction of our water supply. Many focus on their efforts in third-world countries but we still have […]
Either way, mocking anyone’s suffering isn’t funny. After getting dragged for making an insensitive joke about the Flint water crisis, Steve Harvey is now trying to explain himself. In a recent interview with AJC Radio & TV Talk, the talk show host claims that he wasn’t joking about the entire town’s residents—he was just engaging in light-hearted “trash talk” […]
Queen Latifah and Jill Scott are heading back to Lifetime to share the story of a movement. Queen Latifah and Jill Scott are returning to Lifetime, this time for a movie about the Flint Water Crisis. The nation was deeply concerned about the crisis in Flint, Michigan, at the top of 2016 as we […]
https://twitter.com/Variety/status/817172520604344320 *Sigh* Where do we begin? https://twitter.com/Slim_Kanye/status/817465205122891777 Twitter users wasted no time telling Cher and the Lifetime network how foolish they look producing a made-for-TV movie about a human rights disaster that isn’t even close to a resolution. https://twitter.com/KeishaIvette/status/817248120144699395 We trust that Cher, her co-producers (Katie Couric, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron) and Oscar-nominated director […]
If there was any doubt in your mind that Beyoncé is a boss, guess again. Despite her superstar status, Bey continues to lend her time, money and talent to causes that most people forget about. According to reports, the singer helped raise more than $82,000 for Flint residents who continue to deal with the city’s lead-tainted water supply. […]
He urged residents Wednesday to use the free water filters and run water for 5 minutes a day to flush contaminants. In an effort to assuage fears and instill hope, President Barack Obama on Wednesday visited the beleaguered city of Flint, Michigan amid a towering crisis involving lead in the city’s water supply. He also toured a […]
President Obama will go to Flint, Michigan to hear from residents about the city’s water crisis. The White House says the President will make the trip on Monday. Obama will hear “first hand” from Flint residents and will also be briefed about the federal response to the crisis. Follow me on Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter: MistyJRadio […]
Sasha Bell and Sacorya Reed were both shot to death in Bell’s townhouse. Police have a suspect in custody. https://twitter.com/blicqer/status/724027916669964290 Sasha Bell, the 19-year-old mother who was the first person from Flint to sue the city for poisoning thousands of its residents, was found dead in her apartment, New York Daily News reports. Bell, along with a second woman, Sacorya […]
A Columbus fourth grader is bringing clean drinking water to families in Flint, Michigan. WTTE 28 Reported, nine-year-old Mackenzi Lewis will deliver 700 cases of bottled water to Flint. She collected cases at several churches. Mackenzi was inspired by news reports about lead-contaminated water in Flint, saying it wasn’t fair that residents didn’t have clean […]
Both Democratic presidential candidates said the crisis is a symbol of urban neglect in America. At the top of a heated Democratic presidential primary debate on Sunday in Michigan, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders called on the state’s Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to resign amid the Flint water crisis. The problem is “symbolic of what is going on” in urban […]
PlayMike Nelson/EPA; Joe Raedle/Getty Images I am still trying to decide on who I am going with for the next POTUS, so I will definitely be watching Hillary and Bernie in Flint tonight. We are getting down to the wire, so get educated and prepared to get out and vote this election season! via […]
"This is football, not Hollywood, and I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive," Giuliani said of Beyonce's halftime performance.
