Water Crisis In Jackson, MS Is Decades In The Making

Alex Wagner looks at how the racist reaction to desegregation in Jackson, Mississippi formed the basis of underfunding and neglect of the city's infrastructure. Nsombi Lambright, executive director at OneVoiceMS, talks about the challenges of living in a city without clean water.

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[SixthSenzNumbTheDrifter]

The time is crazy. This ish was done on purpose.

[partygrove]

What does the story of the segregated schools in 1969 do except to deflect from the incompetence of the local leaders in the last 20 years?

[jamesjones]

Who cares about the citizens of Jackson, MS. The Ukraine needs more of our money.

[BarbSpier]

Why why why is the government not fixing this now???

[tonysmith]

Anyone in their Right Mind would Get out of Jackson Ms. I left almost 30 years ago and never looked back!

[SixthSenzNumbTheDrifter]

Utilities need to be under the control of the government. Privatization of these systems helps the GOP raise dark money. Has helped them price people out. Has helped them accomplish a lot of their underhanded goals. Electrical, Gas & water are too vital for it to be controlled by right leaning entities. If people are going to “wake up”. Then really wake up and realize everything we do . Every aspect of our life funds the GOP in some way.

[benwakefield]

I can't believe this isn't bigger worldwide news.

[aja]

Water wasn’t very important to local government. Shame on you Jackson

[nobullman]

Message is clear, neglect and ignore your duty to your people until it explodes and maybe you can get the whole country to reperate for your dereliction of duty.

[samizdat]

But don't forget that diversity is our greatest strength.

[GizmoTheStoic]

Maybe we'll have leftover money from the next Ukraine stimulus package to help Tax Paying American Citizens 🇺🇸 🤔

[warrenlewis]

Naturally this problem effects the black citizens of Jackson mostly. This is their history.

[happygrandmaruthP]

People don't realize not to much has changed in Mississippi

[jonathanminor]

Just go to the governor's house . He has a water truck outside of his house .

[christinaann]

Gotta love these stories blaming white people.

[TheMoldyOne]

Goes from bad water to immediately into

[matthewlambert]

As a plumber in Chicago I urge everyone to stop drinking that tap water ...I have seen treatment plants and the process to make this water safe by particles per billion ...me and my employees will be loading up two trucks of bottled water to head down south to help out with very little relief..I'm from New Orleans originally so these are my people of all races in need

[bettymendoza]

Why are you turning a water issue into a race issue 🤔

[brutalgump]

Why is racial history being talked about instead of the water problem.

[michaelcarey]

Sooo we got money for Ukraine but no money to give Jackson MS funds to get new system in place...what happened to We The People...