June 7, 2019
By Ron Fonger

Flint - Former U.S. Department (click here) of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro will apparently be the first 2020 presidential candidate to set foot in Flint, saying in a Twitter message that he will visit this weekend.

Castro, a Democrat and former mayor of San Antonio, was in Flint in March 2016, when he met with Mayor Karen Weaver and U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint.

Weaver and Kildee are scheduled to join him again Saturday, June 8, after he tours the Flint Farmers’ Market at 9 a.m.

The Castro campaign said the candidate will visit First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 1226 Beach St., at 11 a.m. Saturday and Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 2316 W. Coldwater Road, at 2 p.m. Saturday.

On Thursday, June 6, Castro tweeted he’s looking forward to returning to Flint “to meet with residents about the progress still to come.”...

June 7, 2019
By Zahra Ahmad

Flint - Jaden Smith has donated another Water Box to Flint, (click here) this time in Ellen DeGeneres’ name.

The American rapper surprised the famous talk show host with the donation on Thursday, June 6. The Water Box is a sustainable alternative to supply clean drinking water that uses a portable filtration system to generate five to 10 gallons of water.

“We’ve kind of been tracking the progress in Flint since the beginning and supplying Flint with clean water,” Smith said on the talk show. “Bottles of water aren’t always the most efficient thing. With this system people can come with five or 10 gallon drums and just fill up for free in 60 seconds.”...