Commission: ‘Systemic racism’ at root of Flint water crisis

Michigan civil rights officials say “systemic racism” going back decades is at the core of problems that caused a lead-contaminated water crisis in the majority black city of Flint.
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission issued a 130-page report Friday following three public hearings and other meetings to determine whether residents faced discrimination or racial bias.
The report says nobody “intended to poison Flint,” but concludes that decisions would have been different