#littlemissflint

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"A whole decade ago today. I’m living proof that kids can do the impossible if you allow your kids to believe they can change the world."

@littlemissflint

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Todays wishlist item focus is Christmas candy. Please pick up a bag or two to be used for stocking and the candy bar please, we are under two weeks until our big Christmas surprise takeover #FlintKids #Christmas #SantaMari #GreenMonday https://t.co/jQsH8ww3VW pic.twitter.com/Jqe3bSfU96

— Mari Copeny (@LittleMissFlint)

December 9, 2019

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Please go check out @theacolman’s new hat ‘Water’. It’s live on Rav and all the proceeds are going to a great cause. Thea is donating all the proceeds of ‘Water’ to the amazing @littlemissflint and the Pack Your Back Water Drive to help the residents of Flint, Michigan who are still without safe water. Thank you Thea for always using your incredible talent to help others, let’s show ‘Water’ and the people in Flint some love the way only knitters can! #babycocktails #knittersofinstagram #knitstagram #bethechange #flintwatercrisis #maricopeny #littlemissflint

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Keep Fightin' for Flint!! (Tshirts, crewnecks, stickers and mugs). . (Link here and in bio) https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/1672373-fightin-for-flint?store_id=109268 . All profit from this design will be donated to aid organizations in Flint, Michigan. #RealTalk . . #aCreativeDC #ArtistsOfColor #penandink #inkpen #handlettering #handdrawntype #illustratedtype #unitedstates #artwork #drawing #blackandwhite #honest #blackpanther #blacklivesmatter #flintwatercrisis #littlemissflint #flintmichigan #waterislife #cleanwater #artactivism #leadpoisoning #water #FuckSteveHarvey #steveharvey #tshirtdesign #tshirt #stickers #mug #donate #TheSanctuariesDC #TheSanctuariesCollective (at The Mall (Washington DC))

[equalityforher]

Mari Copeny

Mari Copeny, known as Little Miss Flint on social media, is an African-American environmental activist and youth leader from Flint, Michigan. Mari is known for her continued efforts in shedding light on the corruption and abuse that has led to the crisis in her hometown.

Born on July 6, 2007 to mother Lulu Brezzell, Mari will be 10 years old this year and her young age has not prevented her from making a significant impact on the dialogue around environmental racism. In May of 2016, at the age of 8 years old, Mari wrote a letter to President Barack Obama challenging him to visit Flint, Michigan to see the crisis first hand. The letter was published in the Los Angeles Times and confronted the entire country with the reality faced by victims of state negligence. Her activism has led her to meet President Obama and President Trump.

In 2017, Mari continued her dedication to justice by becoming a Youth Ambassador to Women's March on Washington Youth, National Climate March, and Equality for HER’s Youth Leadership Initiative. Her youthful honesty prevents political leaders from being able to ignore the consequences of neglectful leadership. In an interview with Teen Vogue, Mari stated: “There’s lead damage in the water because of the pipes,” and “The water gives us bad rashes.” In the interview she reveals that the water coming from the faucets within her home smell of, “fish and feet and corn chips and bleach.” She gives voice to the unheard hardships of Americans trapped by a collapsing and toxic infrastructure. She has taken her voice all the way to the front door of the White House to hold President 45 accountable for breaking his promise to Flint.

Mari Copeny has been featured in Teen Vogue, The Guardian, VICE, TIME, Refinery 29, The Washington Post, NBC News, Rewire, Buzzfeed, and more for her vocal opposition to the injustices of environmental racism. Mari’s mentors include Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs, Linda Sarsour, Carmen Perez, Tamika Mallory, and Bob Bland (the Women’s March co-chairs), Blair Imani, Bernice King, John Lewis, and Former President Obama. Mari is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

At the time of this piece’s publishing, Flint, Michigan has been without clean water for 1,102 activists like Mari Copeny will continue to bring awareness about this injustice until all of America’s children have clean, drinkable water.

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#LittleMissFlint Amariyanna Copeny has been advocating for clean water in Flint, Michigan for the last 3 years. Press play to see her story and how this crisis is right in our backyard! #WorldWaterDay @teenvogue

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🚱#ArtIsAWeapon

🗣It has been a decade since #Flint Michigan has had clean water, and we have literally watched #MariCopeny @littlemissflint grow up raising awareness about this travesty while none of the officials responsible for this act of crimimal negligience has been held accountable. Read more about her activism in @teenvogue

www.teenvogue.com/story/mari-copeney-little-miss-flint-activist-grows-up

Reposted from @teenvogue Try as she might, 16-year-old Mari Copeny, aka @littlemissflint, is not an average teen. After gaining global recognition at just eight years old for speaking out about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, her total social media following has grown to more than four times larger than her hometown’s population. She has met and spoken to the last three American presidents. In 2022, she appeared at the Billboard Music Awards stage to accept the Change Maker award, becoming its youngest recipient. Her knack for distilling some of today’s most pressing problems into urgent yet relatable content is just one dimension of her power. It’s a skill she is grateful for, yet tired of, as she is encountering a common paradox that youth activists face as they mature and begin to morph into more than just a mouthpiece.

“Yeah, I’m an activist, but I’m really just Mari. I don’t really like putting labels on myself for real,” she says. “I wish more people [could] see me for me and not Little Miss Flint.” Mari chats with @thecityproper on activism, the Flint water crisis, and more at the link in bio.

📸: @sylviajarrusphoto

🖋️: @thecityproper

Childhood Photos Courtesy of @littlemissflint

Photo Assistants: @sbmaneyphoto & @milesthedirector

Photo Retouching: @ultraviolet_creative

Stylist: @kath_thom

Stylist Assistant: @_mhope_

Hair Stylist: @naturalbybria

Makeup Artist: @trashbeauty_

Manicurist: @_nailsbynatalie at @eighttennailbar

Producer: @dabney_

Design Director: @emilyzirimis

Designer: @lizcoulbourn

Visual Editor: @snapsbybea

Location: @flintfarmersmarket

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