Danyelle Holmes, of the Mississippi Poor People's Campaign, far right, speaks during a Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition press conference about Jackson's water issues at the Mississippi E-Center at Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
A group of Jackson community leaders on Wednesday panned the federally appointed manager of the city’s water system over a number of issues, including a lack of collaboration and transparency, the firing of an employee and awarding a large contract to an out-of-town business.
