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Ras Baraka

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka calls on Trump to focus on crisis of lead in water, not border wall

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Flint

Four years into water crisis, lead levels in Flint children show decrease, researchers say

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Mom wins millions from NYCHA for daughter’s high lead levels in blood

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Lead poison: A crime against our kids

Some students cannot use water fountains in their school for fear of being poisoned. That is a crime…
/ March 13, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Newark orders 30 schools to Shut Down its water fountains after lead was found

On Wednesday, Newark ordered 30 schools- almost half of its school buildings- to shut down their water fountains after lead was discovered in the water…
/ March 10, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

State workers in Flint got bottled water as crisis brewed

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A state official says Michigan offered fresh bottled water for state employees in Flint starting in
/ January 29, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Aretha Franklin donates hotel rooms and meals to victims of Flint water crisis

Aretha Franklin is doing what she can to help the residents of Flint, Michigan, as they deal with the water crisis that has resulted in toxic levels of lead in their drinking water…
/ January 27, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Role race, poverty played in Flint water crisis

FLINT, Michigan (AP) — Ever since the full extent of the water crisis in the city of Flint, Michigan, emerged,
/ January 22, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Jesse Jackson: Flint residents 'betrayed' in water crisis

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson says Flint, Michigan, residents coping with a drinking water crisis “have been
/ January 18, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Disaster in Flint, Michigan: How a water crisis spiraled out of control

It is unsafe to drink the water in Flint, Michigan because it’s full of so much lead Governor Rick Snyder had to declare a state of emergency…
/ January 6, 2016