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02-29-2016, 09:03 AM
The 10 best moments from Ryan Coogler's powerful Justice for Flint event
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On Feb. 28, the Oscars were the last thing on director Ryan Coogler's mind.*
The Creed*filmmaker was in Flint, Michigan, throwing a star-studded event to raise money and awareness for the city's horrifying water crisis. The night was full of amazing performances from the likes of Jazmine Sullivan, Dej Loaf and Janelle Monae, as well as powerful speakers like Jesse Williams and numerous citizens of Flint.*
Here are some of the most powerful moments from the event.
SEE ALSO: Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay are skipping the Oscars for a Flint charity event (http://mashable.com/2016/02/23/ryan-coogler-flint/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/28/flint-ryan-coogler/)
1. The Flint community speaks about its hardships*
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On Feb. 28, the Oscars were the last thing on director Ryan Coogler's mind.*
The Creed*filmmaker was in Flint, Michigan, throwing a star-studded event to raise money and awareness for the city's horrifying water crisis. The night was full of amazing performances from the likes of Jazmine Sullivan, Dej Loaf and Janelle Monae, as well as powerful speakers like Jesse Williams and numerous citizens of Flint.*
Here are some of the most powerful moments from the event.
SEE ALSO: Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay are skipping the Oscars for a Flint charity event (http://mashable.com/2016/02/23/ryan-coogler-flint/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/28/flint-ryan-coogler/)
1. The Flint community speaks about its hardships*
More about Oscars 2016 (http://mashable.com/category/oscars-2016/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Ava Duvernay (http://mashable.com/category/ava-duvernay/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Ryan Coogler (http://mashable.com/category/ryan-coogler/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Film (http://mashable.com/film/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Music (http://mashable.com/music/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/j9QNSGqVsZU