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The amazing parallels between Flint, Mich., and Bayview Hunters Point
January 31, 2021
by Ahimsa Porter Sumchai, MD, Health and Environmental Science Editor
“Nothing’s changed because the water’s been making my skin itchy. You can’t drink it, too.” – Amariyanna Copeny, known as Little Miss Flint, in a 2016 letter to President Barack Obama
Flint, Mich., is the birthplace of General Motors and the Flint Strike of 1936 that led to the formation of the United Auto Workers. The city has over 100,000 residents and is described as “one of the poorest and most dangerous cities in the United States.” The average household income is $39,575 and 41.2 percent of the population lives below poverty levels. African Americans comprise 54.08 percent of residents. ....

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