Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Poverty in Palmers Crossing, Mississippi.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Palmer
• Crossing
• Hattiesburg
• Mississippi
• Poverty
• Sharecroppers
• African
• American
• Slaves
• Antoinette
• Harrell
• Walter

[yourstory08]

By the way we have been back several times.

[yourstory08]

Just for you point of information. We are helping this family. I will not discuss what we are doing and have done to assist this family. However, I would like for you to know that our organization is here to help in anyway that we can.

[yourstory08]

Where did you get this information about the state hospital? I would like more information on the subject of people having to stay in the hospital for two weeks in order to get a SSI check.

[agaichapter25]

@oldcat1959 ..you should say why they were homeless and why you regret helping them out..no matter the conditions they live in, i could clearly see that in parts like the toilet a good cleaning would be a good thing...holding out for miracles is not going change anything..sorry but they got try get motivated to get the hell out of that place.coz that sure aint no place to be living.situation.

[oldcat1959]

I just stumbled across your video. And it is most definitely a story that needs to be told, and a solution sought for these people as well as the many many others of us that are dying from a lack of knowledge. But your report would have been a whole lot more legit if it was missing Brother Kazim, Sister Serene, and their daughter. I made the mistake of helping out this Brother and his Family back in 2009 when they were homeless, and all I will say is that I regret that I did, and never again.

[politelypompous]

@PassionateGoth The lady was saying her church doesn't have the money, either. Many churches are like that. If all the members are poor, and don't have money to tithe, the church won't have any money to help the members. I know you're talking about the ones that do-they should be doing something. At my mom's church, they do lots for the members & the community-esp. at the beginning of the school year & occasions like Christmas where they give school supplies, clothing, food etc. to families.

[PassionateGoth]

Some churches don't help the community like they should. I'm a Christian woman mind you, but sometimes you need more than prayer. You need some people that will actually take action and help. It sounds like to me that the pastor isn't trying to help at all. Its too many churches out here that just use prayer as a means to help people who live like this. I'm not saying that praying is useless because sometimes all you have is your faith. At the same time it means alot when you take action.

[BooBoo0818]

@jxhensley Yeah. Instead of the FOI guy standing there with his bowtie and white shirt he should have some work clothes on along with some of his soldiers fixing the house. The biggest problem seems to water leaks. From what I can see $2000 worth of surplus construction materials is all they need. The rest is just organizing volunteer labor.

[leelee2u]

People wake up ! I am right next door in Alabama. My family still live on the plantation my Great Great Great grandfather owned. He was white but I am black. This is serious although our plantation house is nice, it is still SICK to know that I am the product of evil, cruel intentions, and the descendants of mistreated slaves.

[jxhensley]

1:00 There are things this family needs way more than copies of Final Call or "The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews"

[jxhensley]

@elvisisreallydead if that's a joke it's a terrible one.

[dhwj24]

@elvisisreallydead they really dnt man

[elvisisreallydead]

i'd just about bet that she has a damn new car parked outside....ya'll just trying to get money to fill your pockets.....