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Mississippi capital’s Black business owners decry water woes

John Tierre, owner of Johnny T's Bistro and Blues, a midtown Jackson, Miss., restaurant and nightclub, speaks about his concerns over the city's longstanding water problems, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) John Tierre, owner of Johnny T's Bistro and Blues, a midtown Jackson, Miss., restaurant and nightclub, speaks about his concerns over the city's longstanding water problems, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) John Tierre, owner of Johnny T's Bistro and Blues, a midtown Jackson, Miss., restaurant and nightclub, speaks about his concerns over the city's longstanding water problems, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) John Tierre, owner of Johnny T's Bistro and Blues, a midtown Jackson, Miss., restaurant and entertainment venue, speaks about his concerns over the city's longstanding water problems, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) A Capitol Police SUV passes the portable toilets on the Mississippi State Capitol grounds, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) A Salvation Army member places cases of water inside a waiting vehicle in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. The organization and a local Walmart store established a mid-morning distribution site to assist water needy residents. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Salvation Army members carry cases of water to a waiting vehicle in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. The organization and a local Walmart store established a mid-morning distribution site to assist water needy residents. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) A Mississippi National Guardsman drives a water laden pallet through the parking lot of Smith Wills Stadium in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. The stadium is one of several water distribution sites the Guard is handling, in addition to those from private companies, churches and social organizations. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Maati Jone Primm looks down at her notes in her store Marshall's Music and Bookstore in Farish Street Historic District, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 in Jackson, Miss. She said white flight is at the root of Jackson's water woes. (AP Photo/Michael Goldberg) Maati Jone Primm looks down at her notes in her store Marshall's Music and Bookstore in Farish Street Historic District, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 in Jackson, Miss. She said white flight is at the root of Jackson's water woes. (AP Photo/Michael Goldberg) Salvation Army members carry cases of water to a waiting vehicle in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. The organization and a local Walmart store established a mid-morning distribution site to assist water needy residents. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi capital’s Black business owners decry water woes