Monday, June 02, 2025

NAACP claims an Elon Musk datacenter pollutes a historically black neighborhood in Memphis

I did not know the NAACP [National Association for the Advancement of Colored People] still exists! 😊

Propaganda and demagoguery apparently is a good business to be in for the NAACP! 😊 Is China, Russia, Iran or North Korea funding the NAACP?

What is this? A smear campaign or Blackmail?

How Elon Musk helps the NAACP to survive! 😊

"... Noting that the Colossus facility is located near South Memphis’ Boxtown neighborhood, which the letter described as a “historically Black community,” the NAACP said the location perpetuates “the trend of industries adding pollution to communities who do not cause the problem.” ..."

NAACP calls on Memphis officials to halt operations at xAI’s ‘dirty data center’ | TechCrunch

Apparently, the issue is not new:
"January, 1961, photo by Saul Brown. Boxtown residents James Threadford Jr. (front) and Albert Lee Wright (back) collect firewood on a horse-drawn cart. The juxtaposition of the $123 million plant and the men who must collect wood to cook for their families and heat their homes symbolizes the neglect of Boxtown." (Source)


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