My City January 2022
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“Flint shaped all I know. I’ve lived in other cities and you can’t run away from it – it’s in you, not on you.”
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Rylie Dewley Miss Michigan’s Outstanding Teen She’s a standout! In June 2021, the Grand Blanc teen was selected Miss Michigan’s Outstanding Teen. e creator of Start Heart Smart (spreading awareness of heart disease) and a talented baton twirler, Rylie has dreamed of being crowned Miss America since she was a little girl. And she is well on her way to making that dream a reality. Competing since the age of ten, she has won pageants including Miss Sunset Coast Outstand- ing Teen, Miss Lake Erie Outstanding Teen and Miss Washtenaw County Outstanding Teen.
The Art and Philosophy of James Thigpen, Jr.
universal perspective. And each work holds a little bit of himself and his home city. “Every piece is a collage constructed from multiple images and each one reects a little of home,” he says. “Flint shaped all I know. I’ve lived in other cities and you can’t run away from it – it’s in you, not on you.”
Using a multitude of photographs, igpen designs each piece of art exactly how he sees it inside himself. His unique style, evolved throughout the course of his life, portrays the African-American experience from a
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We Remember: 20th Anniversary of 9/11 In this special section, “We Re- member,”MCM shared the story of Eric Bennett, the only person from the Flint area to perish in the 9/11 attacks. Also featured were personal accounts of the experience working to rescue and recover victims at Ground Zero from former reght- ers, Joe Ludwig and Steve omson. Advertisers sponsored highlights of area re and law enforcement personnel to honor the brave rst responders who answer the call every day. Community members shared their memories about a day we won’t – and cannot – forget.
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