Friday, January 22, 2016

What the Legacy Looks Like For The People Of Flint, Michigan

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is on MSNBC touting everything he's done for the underserved in Michigan other than addressing what he's doing NOW for the citizens of Flint, and particularly, the thousands of children who have been poisoned with lead-laced water for the past two years.


For those who don't understand what institutional racism is, this is a prime example.  These children will suffer the effects of this lead poisoning for the rest of their lives. One official said, and I am paraphrasing, "Oh, it will only be  matter of a couple of IQ points", when referring to the impact it will have on children, mostly of color, in the future.  I guarantee you this...when they grow into adults and can't get into college because of those "couple" of IQ points, when they commit crimes because they can't hold jobs because of those "couple" of IQ points,, and when they are a burden on society, it will just be yet another excuse for the dominant society to say people of color are inferior.

Governor Snyder...this is a travesty, and it happened under your watch.  Please resign IMMEDIATELY!

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