Whenever an environmental disaster occurs in a largely Black community, there is rarely a TV crew to be seen.
, or tornado the coverage is similar—you talk to the locals with tears in their eyes standing in front of what used to be their neighborhoods wondering how they will rebuild. There is always the momentary outpouring of sympathy and money—if, in fact, the communities that were damaged were filled with “average Americans.
Look no further than the crisis that is unfolding in Jackson, Mississippi, or Flint, Michigan, plus New York City, Baltimore, et al. Heavily populated Black and brown communities are receiving government orders to boil water .
In the most recent infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden fought to make a reality, hundreds of millions of dollars were earmarked for places exactly like Jackson, but sadly it’s left to state legislators to decide where that money is invested. Unsurprisingly, in a state that was one of the most vicious battlegrounds for civil rights, basic living conditions for Black taxpayers aren’t a high priority.
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