Mari Copeny
The thirteen-year old, also known as Little Miss Flint, made headlines when she brought attention to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
Youth activist and philanthropist Amariyanna Mari Copeny, also known as Little Miss Flint, has signed with Range Media Partners.
Range is the management company that made waves last fall when it was launched by a group of agents formerly of CAA, UTA and WME. The company has continued to grow as it signed not only filmmakers but also activists and entrepreneurs.
Thirteen-year old Copeny made headlines when she brought attention to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan by writing a letter to President Barack Obama that was published in the
i don t know how it s clean when it smells and tastes bad. flint resident senegal can t even remember the city s water tasting this bad. now he s turning to bottled water and avoiding the tap. it s not proper for people to be drinking that. if i can smell it, this is not a big debate. this is nothing that nobody can figure out. the people of flint, michigan, knew there was something wrong with their water as soon as the city switched to getting it from a new source, from the flint river. even though everybody knew something was wrong it took more than a year for the city to admit that lead levels in the water were rising to dangerous levels. and lead levels in flint kid s have therefore been rising to dangerous levels, as well, which of course is devastating because lead poisoning can cause lifelong and irreversible serious health problems. last night the mayor of flint declared a state of emergency in her city, joining us now is mayor karen weaver of flint, michigan. mayor weave