Yet another majority Black city in the United States is experiencing a water crisis. And no, it’s not Flint (although the crisis there still isn’t over). Instead, the U.S.’s latest public health disaster is unraveling in Jackson, Mississippi. As Jackson’s water system fails, nearly 150,000 people are now left without access to safe, clean drinking water.
On Monday night, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) held an emergency briefing to declare that Jackson’s water system had failed. There, Reeves urged residents to “stay safe” and cautioned, “Do not drink the water. In too many cases, it is raw water from the reservoir being pushed through the pipes.”
