Children are at the Heart of Jackson, MS
by Catherine Robinson
Mississippi has suffered from racial injustices for centuries. And, since the early 1900s, we’ve known that babies and children in Mississippi – including our capital city of Jackson – have higher cases of lead poisoning.
Recently, Mississippi showed the tenth-highest number of children with high lead levels and the single largest jump from 2009 to 2015, from 3% to 6% of children testing “high.”
Exposures to lead and other toxic chemicals create barriers to learning, speaking, and motor skill development. Many of us in Jackson have taken a stand to protect our residents and children — because removing lead from our water is not only beneficial for babies but for everyone in our community.
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