22nd Annual Black History Month Brunch: history in the making!
Featured photo: Poet Nikki Giovanni, one of the world’s most well-known Black poets, with area vocalist Gwen Pennyman-Hemphill Photos by L.M. Land Written by Tanya Terry...
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Genesee Health Plan kicks off 8th Annual Health Heritage Essay Contest in honor of Black History Month, and in partnership with Sovita Credit Union
Flint/Genesee County students invited to write essay about family health history for the chance to win a variety of prizes FLINT – Genesee Health Plan (GHP) recently...
Flint Board of Education votes unanimously to seek competitive bid on demolition of former school
Featured photo: the former Washington Elementary School Written by Tanya Terry, with photos by Tanya Terry After the board heard pleas from the Flint Police...
Governor hears from Flint community about preschool needs ahead of budget being approved
Written by Tanya Terry On Wednesday, Feb. 8, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released her fifth executive budget recommendation. She suggested providing up to a $3,000 refundable...
New organization will knit together educational supports to help Flint kids thrive
Featured photo: Ja’Nel Jamerson, who has been named executive director of the Flint Center for Educational Excellence Photo courtesy of the Community Foundation of Greater...
Dr. Pamela Pugh recently sworn in as new president of the State Board of Education of Michigan
Recently, Dr. Pamela Pugh, a Black woman, was sworn in as the new president of the State Board of Education of Michigan. The ceremony capped...
Congressman Kildee to expand Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Genesee County
Featured photo: The Flint and Genesee Literacy Network brought Dolly Parton Imagination Library to Flint through funding from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint. Flint...
Flint Community Lab receives grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint
$40,000 given to support youth education in STEM careers Photo source The Flint Community Lab social media Flint, MI, 12/20/2022: The Flint Community Lab has...
MSU’s new Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health to expand and strengthen community care in Flint
FLINT, Mich. – For years, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine researchers in the Division of Public Health have been working with Flint community partners to improve the...
Staying fit indoors is challenging — try a no-cost Matter of Balance virtual workshop this winter
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — It’s challenging to stay fit during cold weather and short days. Try a no-cost virtual fitness program from the National Kidney...