by Chani the Hippie

Flint, Michigan has been in the news for the past 2 years because their whole water supply is filled with lead-contaminated water. People in Flint are not able to drink, cook with, shower with, or do anything with the water. Millions of dollars have been donated, millions of water bottles have been sent, but no solutions have resulted in fixing the problem. People are still bathing with bottled water, and unable to get a simple drink from their faucet. Without clean water boiling noodles cannot even happen.

Black Bottom ArchivesOctober 11, 2016Chani The Hippie, Flint, Water Crisis Comment

The Untold Story of Flint: The Assault on Democracy for Poor & Black People

by Kristian Davis Bailey

The city of Flint peaked in national headlines last month as more people learned about the city’s exposure to dangerous levels of lead-contaminated water. For almost two years, community members in Flint had been fighting a state-imposed decision to switch the city’s water source from Detroit’s clean water system to the Flint River.

After presidential candidates and celebrities weighed in on the crisis, Flint organizers said one major piece of context has been missing: poor and Black citizens have been stripped of their rights.

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