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Snoop Dogg will headline the "Hoop 4 Water" celebrity basketball game on May 20 to raise much-needed funds for the Flint water crisis.

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The year long report released by the Michigan Civil Rights Commission indicts not only individuals but systemic racism and offers solutions so that another Flint will never happen again.

Flint, Michigan has been approved by the Senate to get funding for their prolonged water crisis. The U.S. Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act 95-3 bill that will send $170 million in federal funds to help fix Flint’s drinking water system that was contaminated by lead from aging pipes. The bill will also provide […]

Flint, Michigan has been approved by the Senate to get funding for their prolonged water crisis. The U.S. Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act 95-3 bill that will send $170 million in federal funds to help fix Flint’s drinking water system that was contaminated by lead from aging pipes. The bill will also provide […]

Despite the crisis being the state's fault, officials are fighting a federal court order requiring them to provide water and information to city residents.

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Despite authorities' claims that filtered water is safe for human consumption, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver says that some homes' faucets do not fit the filters, and therefore bottled water is still needed for many.

Mari Copeny, darlingly dubbed, Little Miss Flint, models this new collection where all of the proceeds are going to support Flint, Michigan.

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At the height of Flint’s water crisis, nearly 9,000 children had been exposed to lead from drinking contaminated water. Mayor Karen Weaver reported an estimated 5,000 homes were in need of lead pipe replacements. President Barack Obama signed an emergency disaster declaration in January, ordering federal aid in conjunction with volunteer efforts on the ground, but it was only set […]

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The levels of lead in the water systems of Newark, New Jersey’s public school systems recently tested above the federal action limit, but according to allegations by the Newark teachers union, the school district knew about the elevated lead levels for more than 10 years. School districts across the country are not required by law to test their […]

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Flint Mayor Dr. Karen Weaver joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss the latest details in the ongoing Flint water crisis and what is currently being done to rectify the man-made disaster that has poisoned an American city.

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Ticketmaster sent out an email on Thursday informing fans that they will not be getting a monetary reimbursement.

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Rep. Lawrence, one of the Congressional leaders looking to get to the bottom of the Flint Water Crisis, explained that Flint is not the only city in the United States that is "struggling with lead poisoning."