University of Michigan – Flint faculty union wins recognition by university administration
By Jan Worth-Nelson A union for University of Michigan - Flint tenured and tenure-track faculty has come one step closer, with university administration agreeing March 13, 2024, to recognize the bargaining unit. Union organizers from the nascent UM - Flint AFT-AAUP,...
Is Donald Trump a Marxist? Maybe, but which one?
By Paul Rozycki After several presidential primaries, it's clear the 2024 election will be a rerun of the 2020 contest between Democratic President Joe Biden and former Republican President Donald Trump. But while the candidates are familiar, their campaign rhetoric...
Funeral arrangements announced for late Flint Councilman Eric Mays
Funeral plans for Flint City Councilman Eric Mays, who passed in late February, were announced today via a press release from Lento Law Group, the law team for Mays' son, Eric HaKeem Deontaye Mays. The following details were shared in the March 14 release: Friday,...
Flint Board of Ed pledges to continue negotiations with Flint teachers after sickout, strike vote
By Harold Ford A whirlwind day of intense labor relations in Flint Community Schools (FCS) on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 began with an early-morning “sick-out” by teachers that closed all 11 of the district’s in-use school buildings. (Holmes students are currently...
Wellness expo geared toward Flint’s Black families scheduled for March 15
By EVM Staff Hamilton Community Health Network and Flint Area Links, Incorporated will host a wellness exhibition geared toward Flint’s Black families on March 15, 2023. The “Black Family Wellness Expo” is set to run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Hamilton’s main clinic,...
Global Flint Initiative: ‘making Flint a welcoming and engaging community’
By Harold C. Ford “Immigrants are a breath of fresh air.” – Jennifer Alvey, University of Michigan-Flint, March 5, 2024 On Tuesday, March 5 a diverse group of more than 40 people from the Flint area gathered at the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library to launch the...
Final phase of Flint’s Saginaw Street restoration project to begin March 11
Saginaw Street will be closed between First Street and Kearsley Street beginning Monday, March 11, 2024, as the final phase of the city's downtown brick restoration and infrastructure project gets underway. The project will see the restoration of Flint’s main...
Christopher Paul Curtis, author and Flint native, wins lifetime achievement award
By Canisha Bell In late January, acclaimed novelist and Flint native Christopher Paul Curtis received the 2024 Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award is presented every even-numbered year to an African American author,...
Community Foundation of Greater Flint makes final push for 2024 neighborhood small grant applications
By Kate Stockrahm The deadline to apply for the Community Foundation of Greater Flint’s (CFGF) 2024 Neighborhoods Small Grant Program is fast approaching, with all applications due March 15 by 3 p.m. The available grants, which range from around $1,000 up to $25,000,...
City of Flint to hold vigil for late Councilman Eric Mays, Clerk’s Office shares interim appointment information
By EVM Staff The City of Flint will host a candlelight vigil in memory of Flint City Councilman Eric Mays, who passed away on Feb. 24, 2024. The vigil will take place in front of Flint City Hall at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, according to a city press release on...
Helpful information for today’s Presidential Primary in Flint
By EVM Staff It's Election Day in Flint. According to a City of Flint press release, parking adjacent to Flint City Hall will be free today, Feb. 27, 2024, to support residents voting in the Presidential Primary election. Voting precincts, including City Hall, opened...
Flint City Councilman Eric Mays dies at 65
By Kate Stockrahm Flint City Councilman Eric Mays has passed away at age 65. The City of Flint confirmed the 1st Ward councilman's death late on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 in a press statement, which also noted that the Flint City Hall flag would be lowered to half-mast...
Education Beat: Teachers continue protests; no settlement yet with Flint school district
By Harold C. Ford “We’ve got a heck of a job ahead of us.” – Joyce Ellis-McNeal, president, Flint Board of Education, Sept. 21, 2024 Following a five-hour meeting of the Flint Board of Education (FBOE) on Wednesday, Feb. 21, no settlement was reached on a new...
$400K paid so far to 350 Flint moms in first month of pathfinding Rx Kids program
By Miriam Zayadi More than $400,000 has been paid to approximately 350 mothers in Flint in just over the first month of pathfinding program, Rx Kids, the program’s coordinators announced at a celebration Feb. 14. The initiative, which launched Jan. 10, is the first...
Education Beat: Teachers’ unrest hits Flint school board, ALA building next one to close
By Harold C. Ford “I was kind of overwhelmed today.” –Michael Clack, Vice President, Flint Board of Education “Obviously tonight, and the past couple of weeks, are very emotionally charged.” –Dylan Luna, treasurer, Flint Board of Education At the Feb. 14 meeting of...
Nancy Dash presents ‘The Centennial Prints’ show at Mott Community College
By Paul Rozycki Nancy Dash has worked at Mott Community College (MCC) for over half of its 100-year history. During that time she has been a coach for men's tennis and women’s basketball and volleyball, as well as a professor of psychology since the early 1970s. But...
‘Into the Side of a Hill’ brings step to The Rep
by Patsy Isenberg Though “Into the Side of a Hill” made its world premier just this February at the FIM Flint Repertory Theatre, playwright James Anthony Tyler had been thinking about writing it since 2016. According to the playbill, Tyler said the idea “stuck with...
Totem Books offers Flint-area writers a Leap Day plan
By EVM Staff Totem Books will host its "second quadrennial" Leap into Writing event on Leap Day, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. According to a Feb. 15 press release, Totem Books' first Leap into Writing event was held in 2020, when it "brought...
Passed over by state in December, Flint public schools seek debt relief
By Harold C. Ford “Change must happen in Flint Community Schools, but we cannot do it alone.” – Kevelin Jones, superintendent, Flint Community Schools, Jan. 26, 2024 press statement Six financially distressed school systems in Michigan stand to benefit from debt...
Rep. Dan Kildee announced as next leader of Community Foundation of Greater Flint
By Kate Stockrahm The Community Foundation of Greater Flint (CFGF) announced today the selection of soon-to-be-retired U.S. Representative Dan Kildee as its next president and CEO. In a press release on Feb. 9, 2024, CFGF noted that Kildee's selection followed "an...
Flint Councilman Quincy Murphy schedules 3rd Ward Town Hall event
By EVM Staff Flint City Councilman Quincy Murphy will host a town hall event for 3rd Ward residents on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 at 5 p.m. According to Murphy's announcement, the town hall will be held at Lakeview Grill, located at 2713 Layton Blvd. During the event, the...
Catholic Charities receives $500k grant to support bungalow development for unhoused veterans in Flint
By Kate Stockrahm Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties has received a $500,000 grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to support the creation of a housing development for local veterans. The overall $3.5 million development, called Sacred...
Genesee Health Plan, Huntington Bank to provide free financial literacy classes
By EVM Staff Genesee Health Plan (GHP) will provide two free financial literacy classes with Huntington Bank through its emPOWER Genesee program this month. The first class, "Recovering from the Holidays" will take place on Thursday, Feb. 8. The second, "Getting your...
The East Village Magazine – January / February 2024
The latest edition of The East Village Magazine is available for download and viewing here: [pdfjs-viewer url="https://www.eastvillagemagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/EVM_Jan_Feb24.pdf" attachment_id="41549" viewer_width=100% viewer_height=800px fullscreen=true...
City of Flint to offer cash for guns at buyback event while state police work on destruction solution
By Kate Stockrahm The City of Flint Police Department will offer residents cash for guns turned in during a gun bounty event on Feb. 3, 2024. The buyback, which will take place from 12 to 5 p.m. at Cathedral of Faith Church, is the first the city will host since a New...
