This week he sat on the empty, sun-drenched patio of Johnny T's Bistro and Blues and lamented all the business he has lost as tainted water flows through his pipes – just like other users in the majority Black city of 150,000, if they were lucky enough to have any pressure at all. The revival he and others envisioned seems very much in doubt.
The water crisis has compounded the financial strain caused by an ongoing labour shortage and high inflation. And the flow of consumer dollars from Jackson and its crumbling infrastructure to the city's outskirts hits Black-owned businesses hardest, the owners say. Some say the uncertainty facing Black businesses fits into a pattern of adversity stemming from both natural disasters and policy decisions.
Last Monday the governor held a news conference about the crisis, and the mayor was not invited. Another was held later in the week where they both appeared, but Primm said it's clear that the two are not in concert.Under normal circumstances, Labour Day weekend is a bustling time at Johnny T's. The college football season brings out devoted Jackson State fans who watch away games on the bistro's TVs or mosey over from the stadium after home games.
only the black ones?
Reminds me of what the Federal Government in Canada has done for Indians and there poor drinking water.
ls that a beehive on her head ?
The black Marge Simpson?
No disrespect to Black business owners, but why is race brought into this discussion? Opportunistic? Just imagine if your headline was “White business owners”… you’d be raked over the coals. How about just “business owners”?