Flint and Jackson both appear to be directed at blue areas rather than black areas. Standard GOP procedure is to starve the blue areas.It is still happening today! Blacks couldn't drink the water in Flint, can't drink the water in Jackson. Inner cities were abandoned in a self-perpetuating cycle. Just how much intentional neglect do blacks need to suffer from before you say... oh... yeah... I guess there is that.
And, yes, there are big problems with the inner cities. Got a magic wand to fix them? Because we don't exactly have good solutions beyond taking the drug war out and shooting it.