Published by Steidl in 2022, “Flint Is Family In Three Acts” is a profound visual testimony of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, captured over a five-year period by LaToya Ruby Frazier. The book is structured as a three-act narrative that transcends traditional documentary to become a collaborative act of visual activism. Act I introduces Shea Cobb and her family as they endure the immediate aftermath of the lead-contaminated water supply. Act II follows Cobb’s migration to Mississippi to reconnect with family land, while Act III returns to Flint to chronicle the community’s resilience and their acquisition of independent water resources. Blending striking black-and-white photography with personal testimonies and poetry, Frazier creates an essential record of environmental racism, corporate neglect, and the enduring power of family and community bonds.
