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WoodTV: Doctor who exposed Flint water crisis to speak at virtual event

by | Mar 22, 2021 | News: Great Michigan Read

A virtual conversation with the doctor who uncovered the Flint water crisis will be held Monday.

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha exposed the crisis that contaminated Flint’s water after the city’s supply was switched to the Flint River in 2014 without being properly treated.

Hanna-Attisha is the author of the book “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City.” Her book was picked by the Michigan Humanities Council for the Great Michigan Read, which chooses a Michigan-based book every two years for a statewide discussion…

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