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Allie Powers

Allie Powers is a world traveler, avid gardener, and graduate of the University of Michigan- Flint campus. Alongside English and ecology, she studied journalism. She is involved with a small non-profit in Guatemala that serves the indigenous community and also works with a community garden on the east side of Flint. She has lived in Flint for fifteen years and fondly calls it her home.

Coronavirus

Animal rescue looking for space to hold animals released during COVID-19

Allie Powers May 28, 2020 0

Flint, MI—Bill Heatley, founder of the non-profit Streethearts Animal Rescue, spends his time rescuing animals in the Flint area, including pit bulls. He says his love for animals started at a young age. “I used to have a zoo in my dad’s…

Arts & Culture

How to be a gay hip-hop artist in a homophobic world

Allie Powers May 24, 2020 0

Flint, MI—The year is 2003 and an eleven-year-old black boy from Flint walks out onto the stage of his sixth-grade talent show. The B2K song “Where did we go wrong?” starts to play on the speakers. The stage is open and empty, just the boy…

Arts & Culture

How one teacher’s encouragement helped a Flint artist fulfill his dream

Allie Powers May 13, 2020 0

Flint, MI– It was the ’60s and Flint native Christopher Watson was in the first grade. He was drawing a black power fist, just the way his uncle had taught him, when his teacher stopped and looked down at his work. “Will you draw that…

Community

Local man says kung fu can help alleviate stress of those stuck at home during COVID-19

Allie Powers Apr 29, 2020 0

Flint, MI – Dawei Li, owner of Kung Fu Flint, has been passionate about the ancient practices of Chinese martial arts and kung fu for more than thirty years. He hopes to inspire more people to get involved and says that the best way to…

Business News

Cell Core Creative Offers Free Videos to Help Businesses Struggling with COVID-19 Related Financial…

Allie Powers Apr 7, 2020 0

FLINT MI – Like many other small businesses, Dan Bennett and his team at Cell Core Creative have experienced a slow down due to Michigan’s “stay at home” order that was issued in the wake of COVID-19 (coronavirus) up spikes in the…

Community

Community activist works to amplify Flint voices

Allie Powers Mar 26, 2020

Flint, MI – Egypt Otis says it was her background in social work that made her want to get involved in the community in an impactful way. She recently received an award at the African American Leadership Awards and has been recognized for…

Flint Water Crisis

From victim to warrior – How one Flint woman turned her suffering into action

Allie Powers Mar 4, 2020 0

FLINT, MI – You may remember Ariana Hawk's family for her son's picture that graced the cover of Time magazine in January of 2016 with rashes on his face. He was the poster child for the Flint water crisis. Since the city gained national…