For many returning citizens it’s the last frontier. Within the broader provision of civil rights, ability to elect officials to represent them is viewed as especially important among many ex-offenders who’ve served time in prison. In Michigan and throughout the country, activists, legislators and communities impacted by mass incarceration are part of an ongoing discussion […]
It was Thanksgiving 2016 and the spirit of gratitude filled many Flint homes, despite an ongoing health concern. News of the water emergency that contributed to lead poisoning, sickness, even some deaths, was at the forefront of families’ minds as they prepared holiday dinner. This year’s feast would take lots of added effort. In some […]
For Rhonda Grayer, building a better Flint has been a family affair. The vice president of W.T. Stevens Construction leads a competitive contracting company, named for her father, at a pivotal moment in the community. While many local businesses call on construction experts to help remodel and literally re-create their images, the very infrastructure of […]
He went down in a hail of gunfire. At 21, Leon Wilson’s life as a flashy drug dealer and partier, who’d just bought champagne from a Saginaw Street market, appeared near its end. He bled from his head and back, wounded by masked men in a drive-by. Two weeks later Wilson woke from a coma […]