Frigid temperatures and torrential snowfall have largely left the South after a cold front gripped the region weeks ago, but some cities are still facing dire infrastructure failures caused by the cold and their state’s lack of preparation.
Racial Inequality & POC suffer in Mississippi
— ProfHelen, PhD (@Helenhs) March 2, 2021
Infrastructure failures following bitterly cold temperatures caused dozens of water mains to burst &freeze, leaving 1000’s in black & brown communities w/out running water for weeks.
It’s an emergency. https://t.co/f1fFGwmU0c
Most of the people suffering the most untenable circumstances ― including a now weekslong water shortage in Mississippi ― are in predominantly Black and brown communities, and their experiences offer a grim look at the reality of racial inequality under the worsening global climate crisis.
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