Some residents of Gary, Indiana, have been without electricity for weeks, and many in the black community are rushing to blame racism and discrimination.
Deadly storms knocked over electricity poles and brought damaging flooding to northeast Indiana, including Gary, and initially knocked out power for about 300,000 residents.
‘It’s full of black people. We the blackest city out here, so they don’t want to check on us.’
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While the Northern Indiana Public Service Company has been working to return power to customers, it has been hampered by violence targeting utilities workers.
On Aug. 14, restoration efforts were paused after a utility truck was damaged by gunfire. No injuries were reported.
“These aren’t simple repairs,” said Melody Birmingham, an executive at the parent company of NIPSCO. “These are lines
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