It's been 10 years since Flint's water crisis started--all because some white supremacist GOP politicians wanted to (or claimed to want to, given the predictable outcome, it's a safer bet that the damage to the Black community was their real goal) save money on water infrastructure. Legal victories have been won and money set aside for compensation to those injured, but Flint's Black residents mostly haven't seen a dime. And they still pay more for their water than most other city residents in the USA, still suffer health impacts from lead poisoning, and are still witnessing the economic hollowing out of their community. Excellent article:
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@SallyStrange I'm in Michigan and most people have no clue that Flint still doesn't have clean water. As a result of all of this, their public school system is in shambles. People just think it's Flint so who cares. It's sick. The people living there deserve so much better than what Michigan has given them.
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