Jackson, MS is a city full of history and culture. It's also a city suffering from local, state, and national neglect.

In August 2022 when newspapers announced that the city had issued a boil order for the city's water, many were reminded of Flint, Michigan, and other working class, primarily Black cities around the country who have been left without a vital service for days, weeks, months, and years.

Safe drinking water is a human right.

The rising crises around water are worrying, and it is easy to be overwhelmed by so many concurrent crises. However, the desensitization of many to the pain and suffering of Black people spurred the creation of the CURRENT ANTHOLOGY.

Volume One Features:

A.H. Cunningham

Meka James

Dria Andersen

Karmen Lee

Jayce Ellis

Nicole Falls

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