Flint water crisis

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A benefit for residents affected by lead-contaminated water in Flint has raised nearly $156,000. Blackout for Human Right’s #JusticeForFlint said Tuesday about 2,000 people attended the event. Filmmaker and founding Blackout member Ryan Coogler says more than 4,000 people sent in online donations. Coogler directed the film “Creed.” Blackout is a […]

Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, Hannibal Buress, Jesse Williams, and Janelle Monáe appeared at the free fundraiser in Flint, Mich., to raise awareness and money to help assuage the city's water crisis, as well as bring attention to the human rights violations Flint residents have suffered.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Creed” director Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, Janelle Monae and other Hollywood celebrities have big plans for Oscar night. But they have nothing to do with the Academy Awards. Coogler and company will be 2,300 miles away in Flint, Michigan, participating in a benefit for residents affected by the town’s lead-contaminated water […]

NewsOne Now cameras were on hand at the taping of this year's Stellar Awards in Las Vegas where we caught up with Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton who was visiting the state for the Nevada Democratic Caucuses.

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Newly hired outside engineers have been given a month to find Flint’s underground lead water pipes, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday, saying he wants service line replacements to begin promptly but not so quickly that it causes other problems. The governor, facing pressure from Flint Mayor Karen Weaver and national […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday proposed spending hundreds of millions more dollars to address Flint’s water crisis from lead contamination and to update pipes there and across the state — a plan that lawmakers from both parties generally welcomed as moving in the right direction with the proper priorities. Snyder’s […]

DETROIT (AP) — One lawsuit seeks to replace lead-leaching water lines at no cost to customers. Another seeks money for thousands of Flint residents who unwittingly drank toxic water. A third complaint has been filed on behalf of people with Legionnaires’ disease. While government officials scramble to rid Flint’s tap water of lead, victims are […]

Mathis went so far as to liken the poisoning of Flint to a terrorist attack, saying, “Everyday our Homeland Security -- their biggest fear and preparation is for terrorists poisoning the water. The Secretary of Defense talks nervously about that — well in this instance, our government has poisoned the water and it’s causing permanent damage.”

  Gospel recording star Bishop Marvin Sapp is traveling to Flint, Michigan to bring a semi truck of water bottles to the victims suffering from the water crisis there. While in the city he will also be preaching at a local church. “I’m going to be at Church Of The Harvest and I’m really excited about […]

  Rev. Al Sharpton is traveling to Flint, Michigan to host a vigil for the Flint water crisis victims and help spread awareness about the injustices in the city. “It is imperative that we watch all that is going on in the Presidential primaries, that we are seeing a fake government that led to health […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state-appointed emergency manager for Detroit’s troubled school district is leaving the job about 4½ months early, Gov. Rick Snyder announced Tuesday. Darnell Earley also was the emergency manager for Flint when its water source was switched in 2014. State regulators failed to require that the water from the Flint River […]

In one weekend, a coalition of plumbers may have done more for the city of Flint than the government has in the past year.