In the city of Flint, Michigan, a tragic sequence of events unfolded on October 21, 2014, resulting in the untimely death of 43-year-old Thomas William Baker Jr., a Black African American male known affectionately to his family and community as "Tom Tom." Born on June 30, 1971, to Thomas W. Baker Sr. and Mary Baker, he was a well-loved figure described as a gentle and intelligent man who would "give you the shirt off his back." A creative spirit, Baker had written two unpublished books and was k
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