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Movie Looks at Hoops in FlintThe NBA blog HoopsAddict.com takes a look at the documentary Flint Star: The Movie about basketball in the city of Flint. They say that a big part of what makes the movie work is that the filmmaker was able to earn the trust of the people in the community. It features interviews with Mateen Cleaves, Eddie Robinson, Charlie Bell and countless respected coaches from Flint.A coach at Genesee County Job Corps Basketball told Davenport that, ìthe reality is this right here, a lot of our males today come from single parent homes. The mother was working one job, now sheís working two jobs so now you have young males raising themselves. So in the process of raising themselves, if they donít have a good foundation of positive peers around them, good positive community around them, what are you going to get? Nine times out of ten you are going to get something society that donít want to see on a daily basis.îFrom Flint Star: Economic Hardships of Flint. Check this movie out and also visit Hoops Addict for some great writing about Flint and basketball. Read Flint Star: Hope & Basketball from Hoops Addict click to
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