The community of Jackson, Mississippi, is still facing a severe water crisis and is asking for emergency federal assistance. NAACP Director of Environmental and Climate Justice Abre' Conner joined Cheddar News to discuss. "Really how we've gotten here is because of centuries of disinvestment in places like Jackson, Mississippi," he said. "We know that Jackson is really just a microcosm of what Black cities across the country have faced because of this intentional deprivation of resources into their communities."
Jackson, Miss., Faces Water Crisis Due to 'Intentional Deprivation of Resources'
Although the water now flows "just fine" from Charles McCaskill's south Jackson, Miss., home, on Sept . 7, 2022, he says he still won't drink it, noting the current state-issued, boiled-water notice. A boil-water advisory has been lifted for Mississippi's capital, and the state will stop handing out free bottled water on Saturday. But the crisis isn't over. Water pressure still hasn't been fully restored in Jackson, and some residents say their tap water still comes out looking dirty and smelling like sewage. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
