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- Before heading to school, Neshua Wise, 19, kisses his one month old son goodbye with his son's mother Johnnisha Williams taking over care for the day on Feb. 11, 2015. He and Johnnisha, who state their relationship is as co-parents, will often alternate sleeping over between their two homes for the care of their son.
- Greg Wellman, 21, of Greenup County, Ky., sits in his living room with two of the three firearms that he has at his residence. "I think if you got your concealed and carry you should be able to carry. I've been shooting since I was old enough to hold a gun and my father has been shooting since he was a child. I grew up with it and all of my family is pro-gun," Wellman said.
- Past midnight, Northwestern High School senior Daryl Jones rests his head at a Flint diner, Starlite Coney Island, while waiting for food with his date Destiny Clements following Northwestern's prom in Flint, Mich., on Saturday, May 23, 2015.
- Anthony Kucharski, 33, of Royal Oak, kisses the grave stone of his father, Ronald W. Kucharski, a Vietnam veteran who passed away on October 5, 2013, following a Memorial Day service on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly. Anthony had been sitting whispering to the headstone "I love you daddy."
- Members of the congregation lift their hands in prayer during a noon service at the Az-Zahra Islamic Center in Detroit, Mich., on Friday, March 4, 2016. Az-Zahra's imam, a prayer leader, Hassan Qazwini, used the service as an opportunity to discuss voting and his view of Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, who he said he believes is unfit to be president.
- Holding her daughter, Angie Neels, 41, of Clyde, Ohio, sobs while cheering for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders during a rally at the SeaGate Convention Centre in Toledo, Ohio on March 11, 2016.
- Pastor Alfred Harris sits on the stage of his church, Saints of God Church, in Flint, Mich., on Thursday, March 3, 2016. Harris is an active member of the Concerned Pastors for Social Action, a group that has been active in advocating for Flint residents amidst the city's ongoing water crisis.
- Kenth Ebberson, 35, peeks from behind a cabinet in the entryway of his room. Due to violent behavior and the demands of care for his mental handicap, Kenth's parents sent him to live in the institution at the age of 21. By mistake he was originally sent to live in home for individuals with autism, a condition he does not have. There he was greeted with a structured and strict lifestyle that heightened his violent behavior and he reverted to isolation. It was years before he was moved.
Today Kenth is a resident at Sølund, a living facility for the mentally handicapped, located in Skanderborg, Denmark. Solund is among many institutions in Denmark that has adopted a philosophy called Gentle Teaching which frames the care around the individual needs of handicapped residents. The philosophy is believed to give the residents more fulfilled lives. Over the course of 8 years, Kenth's previously violent behavior has almost completely disappeared, he has developed close relationships with his caretakers as well as a way of communicating with his hands despite his mental age of around 18 months. - New Boston Huron's Judah Caballero bows his head in disappointment following his loss in the Division 2 119lb match against Chelsea's Nick Bleise during the 2015 MHSAA individual wrestling state finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich on Wednesday, March 4, 2015.
- Charles "Buddy" Williams, 8, son of Beecher High School's Head Coach Mike Williams, joins the boy's basketball team for a talk at half-time during a game against North Western at Moses Lacey Field House in Flint, Mich., on Monday, February 2, 2015.
- WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST, 30: on August 30, 2015 in Washington, DC.(Brittany Greeson / The Washington Post)
- Flint, Michigan - January 6, 2016: Flint Mayor Karen Weaver poses for a portrait in her office at Flint city hall on January 6, 2016, in downtown Flint, Mich. Weaver took office as Flint's first female mayor in early November after months of campaigning for improvements in Flint's water quality. In early December, she declared a state of emergency for the City of Flint due to elevated levels of lead in the city's water. The declaration was approved by Michigan's Governor Rick Snyder on Tuesday, January 5th. (Brittany Greeson/The New York Times)
- Tonya Williams weeps alongside friend Janice Berryman following the Genesee County Board of Commissioners vote to declare an official state of emergency in Flint on January 4, 2016. Both Tonya and Janice have been continuously active in scheduled protest and city meetings.
- A map previously used during protests against Flint's water quality hangs in the home of area resident Tony Palladeno Jr., 53, on Monday, May 18, 2015. Palladeno said that Flint's water quality is to blame for his recent hair loss.
- Keeghan Nelson, 4, of Flint, Mich., gets his blood lead levels tested at Carriage Town Ministries in Flint, Mich., on Thursday, February 4, 2016. Several blood lead level testing events have been put on in partnership with the Michigan State Health Department following the declaration for a state of emergency.
- Democratic Presidential Candidate Hilary Rodham Clinton greets Jackie Poplar, a city councilwoman for the city of Flint, amidst a large crowd at the House of Prayer Missionary Church in Flint, Mich., Sunday, February 7, 2016. Clinton attended the church to speak to attendees about her plans to combat the ongoing water crisis if she were elected.
- 9-month-old Joel Giles looks on as her mother Brittny Giles pours bottled water before giving Joel a bath at her home home in Flint, Mich., on Thursday, February 4, 2016. Giles used five bottles of water for bathing and a space heater to keep Joel warm, a routine she said took time to get used to. She now questions whether or not she wants to continue living in the city of Flint. "I want to stay in Flint, because I was born and raised in Flint. If I have to move to better my family, I will," Giles said. "It's just really sad. Flint used to be General Motors. It was fun, but now it's just abandoned houses and water bottles."