What does it take to alter the trajectory of a child’s life? On a recent episode of The Research Minute podcast, host David Butler sat down with Dr. Rajah E. Smart

The Flint I grew up in was different. It was much more full of life. Don’t get me wrong, we were still considered poor, but there was something there. A pulse. A sense of community and industry, even as the "last hired, first fired" reality of deindustrialization began to take its toll. We had neighbors, block parties, and a feeling that we were part of a city that, while tough, was still whole.