Kent Key

Apr 24, 2024 | medrxiv.org | Cristian I. Meghea |Lee Anne Roman |Kent Key |Hannah Bolder

The authors have declared no competing interest. The study received financial support from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD; R01 MD016003 and U54HD113291; Principal Investigators Johnson and Meghea). NIMHD had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of the data; or preparation or decision to submit the manuscript for publication.

Mar 20, 2024 | mdpi.com | Kent Key |Kayla Shannon |Everett Graham |Cruz Duhart

1. IntroductionThe Case:On 17 February 2017, the world witnessed the outcome of an investigation by the Michigan Civil Rights Commission focused on the city of Flint, Michigan. Three hearings later, and after reviewing a plethora of evidence and facts, the Commission concluded that the Flint Water Crisis (FWC) was an outcome of racism (systemic, environmental, and structural) [1].

Nov 21, 2023 | ajpmonline.org | East Lansing |Jennifer Johnson |Kent Key |Lee Anne Roman

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Sep 13, 2023 | liebertpub.com | Kent Key |Jennifer S. Carrera |Darcy Jones McMaughan |Lisa Lapeyrouse

IntroductionFlint, Michigan, a majority African American city, was put under the control of an emergency manager (EM) appointed by the State Governor because of Flint's financial distress. EMs usurp the power of local elected officials, resulting in a loss of local democracy that yields no power in the decision-making process.1,2 The EM decided to switch Flint's water source from the Detroit Water Authority to the Flint River.

Sep 10, 2023 | ecologyandsociety.org | Joseph Hamm |Jennifer S. Carrera |Kent Key |Susan Woolford

ResearchABSTRACTDespite the universally recognized importance of fostering trust and avoiding distrust in governance relationships, there remains considerable debate on core questions like the relation between (dis)trust and the evaluations of the characteristics that make a governance agent appear (un)worthy of trust.