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@robert howardI'm guessing you're not from Chicago. white people are already in all the hoods of Chicago. What are u talking about? There's no hoods without whites.they are there day and night..bbq and birthday party....so what hood would it be? It's not segregated anymore. Lol. That stopped over 40 years ago. Same in Memphis. So why would a white person be attacked in the hood when we are fully used to white people in the hood too because they are our neighbors friends homies baby daddy the whole shebang..
@@rodmckinney40 it's not plantation politics because the whites are gaining very little from blacks at this current age. They give the field jobs to illegals now. It's historical. Its because of what Mississippi Is and who these Blacks are truly. They are indigenous to the area not from Africa. Natchez Indians, Choctaw, Chickasaw... Mizi Ziibi Also it is the last stronghold for Christianity. That Is another reason they are attacked in the media so bad and left to die economically and all other ways...this area was made a "sacrifice zone"
Im from Cincinnati, im staying in Mississippi with my cousin, I've seen zero instances of racism here so far other than segregated neighborhoods but we have that up north. From what I've seen Cincinnati is way more racist. Everyone here is as nice as can be, white or black. In my city there's also a very large number of black people that are racist towards white people. It doesn't just go one way....
Dont need to use ur own money to help. Ppl have fundraisers and Galas year round to raise money for causes they believe in. Just organize and use donations. Show this video to the ppl with the money that are willing to help. Start a GoFundMe
Amen & I was just driving today looking at some buildings & asking God to grant me millions to give individuals & families a place to live 24/7. I am so saddened to see this!!!
Stop throwing g Billions to these other damn foreign countries and help our own right here. Gets me so mad! Let's make these politicians live like that see how they like it.
You took the words right out of my mouth ! And to have the nerve to say those people are lazy ! That woman said she pick cotton 12 hrs a day for $ 20.00 ! HOW THE CLUCK IS THAT LAZY ? I Pray that in the years that have past since this video things have gotten much, much better !
kellyjessielisa I love Oprah but she ain't trying to help the poor like that. Her focus is on educating African girls with her school in Africa. She stated that Africa is her heart, but what happens in the backyards of Americans and our own people...we won't get the same help.
kellyjessielisa Oprah whattt no why don’t the Government do something about their people and changing the laws this is sick to have individuals live like this
@@RosySpeaks she is Mississippi. This is her people. She abandoned us completely. Never did a thing for her own people since she left Kosciusko. But Instead she helps South Africa. She will hear about this. She definitely has a responsibility.
My dad brought us to Mississippi back in 1964 to visit his cousins and I remember they were doing bad, lived in a run down shack, but they fed is good, lost touch with them they came to my Dad's funeral in 1979, but I lost touch, got to find them.
Nobody chooses to be poor but they don’t necessarily have to keep living like this woman is living, hell I’m poor, living in the ghetto and on disability. I have a nice two bedroom hud owned apartment with central heating and air, fair rent and you only have a light bill to pay, some apartments, you only pay rent, which you can get help with if you need Help!! This woman has a child, there are many programs that move her to a better environment. Whoever made this documentary only chose the worst place that they could find to document, this doesn’t represent all of Mississippi!! So who’s judging who???? People that don’t live here, need to judging us from poor documentation by someone who obviously has done their full research and correct homework!!! This woman can come where I live and start living than where she is!! This is obviously where she wants to be and wants to live.
And breath in BLACK THICK SUTE ! OH YES Theresa Bollman, those babys have been well taken care off. Will you be my momma ? So I can breath in black thick sure smoke ! By all means Theresa Bollman most definitely nice and healthy! Were did you receive your educación girl. Sure not the school of hard knocks Mabe for you Theresa, the school of thick black unhealth smoke. Does that sound about Right ??
I’m so grateful that I moved out of Mississippi when I graduated college. Had I not I’m not sure where I would be. Even with a college education I just didn’t see myself being successful there. Jackson has to be one of the worst cities in America. Every time I go visit it gets worse & worse. The crime is atrocious. Anywho, this video was uploaded 11 years ago. I’d love to know how this woman is doing today or has she worked herself ragged in a cotton field.
Cotton fields??? Oh my goodness. I have three sisters that live and work in Jackson Mississippi and have practically lived there all of their lives, they all have big beautiful homes that they have worked for and payed off and all three have good paying jobs, minus the problems that Jackson may have and is going through right now, my sisters are happy and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else!!! And cotton fields????
Hopefully she still living I remember viewing many many years ago It's CRAZY cause price😢😢😢 are increasing COVID 19 Didn't make it any Better took Everybody out, this is Worst than 9/11 and Bush getting Re- Elected in Black America modern ERA. Murders OF ABRAHAM JFK MLK, X, FRED HAMPTON. LIKE MARVIN Said "Heart Aches, Let Downs Bad Breaks SET BACKS"
For the ignorant people with ignorant comments, the reason you dont no any better is because you havent gone through the things poor people have gone through. Dont judge God's children because you think your in a better position. look around, everything you have, you can lose it in a heartbeat. all you educated people got all that education, will it matter when our Lord come back, will it get you into Heaven? NOT ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD can buy your way into heaven, hell maybe. LOVE is free. Think before you judge.
@Sunshine Baker What the original poster said went right over your head with your righteous indignation. Not only that, but you're telling of your grandparents experience not your own. You better pray that you never have to experience situations such as this 1st hand. Judge ye not least ye be judge, remember that! Sidenote: the babies are so adorable and look well taken care of.
This poor woman was wrong about one thing; this type of poverty in squalor isn't her fault. This is the fault of the prejudiced state in which she lives. If Mississippians could have dealt with the lasting effects of slavery, racism and disenfranchisement, then this woman would not be in this position of abject poverty. Let it be known, this is no isolated case. Tens of thousands live like this Mississippi. It's sickening to think of how smug these white Southern "gentlemen" have been of late, especially in light of the tragic realities that face so many Mississippians.
City folk look at these conditions like they didn't think this exist. To her it's just another day in her life The babies are happy and loved Never knowing their poor just loved
I hate this woman exploiting these people.If she (the self made spoke person) should get them a nice place herself.All they need to do is leave get a a job and work..It"s call self responsibility.She should be ashamed of herself embarrassing the whole state of Mississippi.smdh.
Those poor people need a hand...THESE are the people who need help. Not the Welfare robbers with 3 EBT cards who sell them for drug money. Help the truly poor!
The boy shes holding SO FREAKING CUTE OMG!!! The cutest little thing ever!!!! As i sit here in my warm cozy bed with running hot water & roof over my head i cant help but fill sad & empathy for them...its crazy how people ESPECIALLY people WHO HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED STRUGGLE IN THEIR LIFE EVER can say shes lazy r living off the government damn some Americans r so fucking ignorant and stupid...i wish i could help all these people n poverty ESPECIALLY those kids...
@Winnie Well then why don't you go to Mississippi and fix up their house. When You know better, You do better!!!... Poor lady don't know no better....One thing I do know, "If I was her I will get the hell outta there"!!!
I once took a road trip across the Mississippi delta, and was shocked to see how impoverished many little towns are. I saw many "houses" that were nothing but shacks. And here we are, riches nation on earth, and we can't even provide prefab houses, or solid trailers to house poor families? It makes me sick. This system is run by an evil elite that wants to grind us all underfoot ---and eradicate those they don't deem useful to their system.
This is one strong woman! I applaud her on every level. She even discipline her children. Even teaches them right from wrong. Notice the little girl, telling her toddler brother to stop!
I’m just coming across this video and it hurts me to my heart to to this nice woman living like this with her family!! The man that owns that home could’ve bn remodeling that home...regardless of where they stay..they need all the help they need...her kids are adorable and a handful ❤️😊
He may be like one i had before... just a hoarder n things will only gt worse in there before it gts better. I pray after this video she recv'd the help she nd, so her children can gt an education. And it's not too late for her either.
What amazes me is how all these famous rich folks in America are quick to raise money in support of poor people overseas but we lack here in our own home. I swear if I were able to be of help I would. Financially of course. I don't make any excuses, I am of low income but of a privelegde because I am in the big city but am so willing to be of any help possible. I will be moving to Georgia from Chicago and would love to help in some way. God bless. these videos are old, is the problem now?
EvolvingGirl114, I've often wondered about this myself. Will pay MOO-LA to help out children and adults over-seas, yet hesitate to help those in their own back yard! Our government does this shit too. Texas fares "a bit" better because Texas does not allow a lot of government intervention. Wonder if this is why people like this remain in poverty-stricken conditions? Either way, a dam shame that these citizens cannot receive the help that they really need.
yeah, my mom was the first african american mayor of the town of webb, and she tried to send for help. it was just a matter of her not having a board that was on her side or shared her views. if you have any questions, feel free to get at me.
Please bring more awareness about this embarrassing situation. I didn't think this life style still exists. The shotgun house reminded me of what I live in as a child.
This brings back many sad but invigorating memories for me. Life wasn't much better in Beaufort County, SC where and when I grew up. I am so glad somebody threw me a lifeline for a better future. I can never forget nor do I want to, the cold nights, the hunger pains, the very low self-esteem, from a nearly hopeless beginning. Lots of young kids are caught up in a system thats destining them to nearly certain failure, no matter how and how much they try to escape. Y'all gonna hear much more from me; lots of family members want to shut me up, not talk about it, just like so many want to forget the horrors of slavery and its aftermath. I believe wholeheartedly in truth: tell it like you lived it!!! The Almighty Force allowed you and me to experience this and you don't want to talk about it, ignore your condition? You already in HELL. Speak up!!! This is damnable. Mr TRUMP and Ms Hillary, neither of you have what Bernie Sanders has: the BEST interest of most hard-working AMERICANS, of all color shades; not just the elites.
I was born and raised in a house like this. I was laughed at in the first grade when asked what I was thankful for just before Thanksgiving. My reply was, I am happy to have a bathroom in my house. My dad built one from scrap lumber from the factory he was working in, on Labor Day. Yes, Mississippi. My family had worked as share croppers and my grandfather was a drunk and no help. My mom and dad said they would not stay in those conditions and worked every hour they could. I never had a baby bed but was always clean and fed. Now I took a few pages from my parents book and was the first in my family to graduate high school. My wife and I made certain that we gave our kids opportunities that we didn’t and they have been successful. These people are taught by their family to get their income from the mailbox all to often. I have asked folks if they needed a job when we had more jobs than workers and was told they would have to take a cut in pay.
So, where you offering unlivable wages? That's why a lot of people can't work, because of low wages..if I understand your scenario correctly, why would they work at a job that would cause them less money coming in? It's called slave labor. Again if I'm understanding you correctly.
Oh you forgot where you came from! No our people, some are not blessed w intellect, no how, smarts, hope. Get off your high horse. You talk like someone who used to live in a shack. Everyone is not bright.
LORD HAVE MERCY, this is why education is important & those that have more educating need to teach those who have less & refuse to go back to school or can't due to lifestyle.
I I believe you I couldn't understand why they didn't have a Mayor or why nobody stepped up to be the Mayor then she said that everybody is hustling but it seems like they're hustling is not working if they have money to spend in the liquor houses spend that money on picking up trash on cleaning up their community we always want to blame the government and what the white man ain't doing but we need to start doing stuff for ourselves
I was born and raised in Mississippi, and this woman could move to a better place if she wanted to and there are many programs that would help her and her family, Mississippi has 80 some counties and all or not living like this!!!!
So true. As a Mississippian, I know ppl who live in Northern parts exactly like this but refuse to move. They want financial help but they don’t want to physically help themselves.
This has more to do with the despicable homeowners. I do not care where you're renting a house. If you're renting a house, the landlord should make sure that everything is up to date and to code. I am absolutely appalled that they let landlords get away with not taking care of the houses to that much extent 😲 that's ridiculous 🥺
Would be nice to see some of those rappers donate some of their money towards these folks plight. I mean one ugly ass gold grill could change some of these folks lives for ever.
"How long have you lived here?" She responds, "practically all my life". It may hard for us to imagine that living in an area without any kind of political representation like a mayor in an unincorporated area, things we take for granted like "garbage pickup", "long distance phone bills"-when we pay ridiculous prices for Comcast cable, Internet speed and phones now make long distance phone charges are practically a thing of the past. They may be able to afford a basic cellphone BUT NOT a "smartphone" where they can capitalize on apps that makes long distance, even international, calls "free".
Somebody needs to be out helping those people. Provide them with a safe, bright new home! It's sad that her and that baby was living in that condition with all that smoke around.
+Mentholian Smoke I suppose you mean that the government should pay for it instead of spending money on the military and other things. that's truly a hard thing to see happen in this country. everything costs money.
junsu21 Nope that's not what I meant at all. When I say someone, I mean people. Not the government, not the tax payers because they of course cannot stand the idea of helping out another human but will gladly spend $200 a month for satellite TV. People who need the help should receive the help, the world won't get better if no one steps in. Yes I do think we should stop blowing money on the military, ridiculous spending, bombing all of these countries and the fight for oil. People need to get their priorities straight and start helping to build our world into a better place. Every single time I lay my head down on my comfortable bed, I can't help but think of someone who's laying on cardboard or in a dirt hut. That's why I've tried to help as many people in need as I can. I can't do it alone, there simply as to be more people willing to help.
+Mentholian Smoke Truth! I try my best to help people I come in to contact with and break my neck to be polite. We got to try to heal this world, but a few people just simply can't do it. It's people still think in 2016 that your stupid vote actually counts. The corrupt gang of thugs that run this war machine only care about the top 0.001%, they say screw the rest of us. They are robbing the county blind! I pray to God that one day justice will come to all of the world's people who are staving.
And where is daddy? I bet he is nowhere around. The MAJOR problem in the African-American community is that daddy is gone and kids are being raised by single mothers
Omg..this is really happening yall..and we unwittingly but unfortunately are all responsible for us. We have to find the strength to build ourselves back up and each other. Damn.
Got respect for the mom who wants her kids to leave that place and make something of themselves. Who knows, maybe they will be the ones who will do just that then come back and help their town.
I am very late ive watched about 4 of your videos i see that the time frame was from about 2009-2010 i was wondering if your organization is still active.I dont have much but I am a bit more fortunate than those that are in this video living in these conditions so I would love to help out a bit.also that is very generous what you are doing may god bless you
😢😢😢. And people are confused when I say I have nothing good to say about my home state. A lot of southern states a trapped by their old ways of thinking. This hurts my soul.
yea i bet next time before they do a video they will tell them to hide them.I am from Mississippi and my family was poor,we were clean and proud.I worked and put myself through school,then i gave a hand up not a hand out to my brother.we did not even have a phone, no dish,ect... i ate more peas than i care to mention,we worked in garden all summer so we would have something to eat! never did we take a hand out!
I was born in Mississippi and the stories I've heard from my family is horrible. I'm so happy my parents moved away from that place when I was only 3 years old.
agree with pizzagamer9000. illegal immigrants get all kind of help. these poor people don't know nothing else. Mississippi has always been a poor state with prejudice, racism poverty, and hate. not everybody in ms. is like that though, but these small towns have always withstood these ways.
I would like to help this family out. Can anyone give me some info onto where I can find them. God is so good to my family it will definitely feel great to pay it forward...
Hi edagdwg thanks for sharing God is always around pray changes everything God bless her and her family how can you the government let people live like this Place help these people only God can Linda j peace ❤️💯
There are places just like this in South Carolina. Some people have no indoor plumbing, they either use a bucket or outhouse. They also have outside water pumps or wells. Have you ever been in a house heated by a wood burning furnace? Hot as fuck. But its either that or freeze because kerosene costs money and you need a ride to get it
I would like to know how things are for this lady. It pained me to hear her say it's to late for her to go back to school at 44. She can do and be anything she want to. Are there any updates on her story?
@mysolyn First of all just cause a satellite dish is on a house does not mean that the house has satellite TV. It means at one point in time the house had satellite TV. Secondly, in really rural areas like that often times cable TV is not available so if they get the idea to want TV then satellite is their only option. Thirdly since when did having satellite TV make somebody not poor? They have satellite TV......they are living high on the hog.....yeah right.
that's amazing how she just contradicted herself on one hand The narrative is that these people have no choice and they can't do anything about your situation but she just said out her own mouth it was her own fault for not finishing school smh 🤦🤦🤦
My people are the only people I have witnessed calling their children bad; referring to them as bad; telling them their bad. I can’t continue cuz I can see a whippin’ coming for Jeremiah.
I give to the "poor" every pay day. Its called taxes. Get a job poor people, have a little pride and do something for yourself. The working people in this country are sick and tired of feeding, housing, clothing
Just do not understand why the American people cannot be looked out for before Billions go overseas n different countries!!! People that are so weathly don't give a shit!
