"Poverty In Mississippi Is Worse Than Anywhere In America," Black Woman Says Most Never Make It Out

Hinzugefügt: 2026-06-04

[00:00:00]And I love when people get on here and start talking about the poverty of Mississippi and how it is not the same as anywhere else. Like poverty in Mississippi is definitely nowhere near the same as poverty anywhere else. And that's why half of the time it be a big accomplishment when people can move out of Mississippi or move up somewhere in Mississippi. I'm talking about the small little towns in Mississippi where it ain't nothing but shacks.

[00:00:25]All the houses look tow down. All the houses still look like slave shacks.

[00:00:29]people still like come on that that type of poverty is different them type of traumas is different especially the little towns that that I come from that I'm from Greenwood Mississippi the little towns my granddad came from Yazu Mississippi they was in a rush to send their kids up north most of my family that stay up north they they from Mississippi as them kids got old enough and could go up north and work they mas and daddies them sent them up north they weren't playing No games. It's truthfully hard to strive in Mississippi, especially if you from a small town. If you from a small town where it's raggedy, people still outside barefoot, people still outside doing the same things that they've been doing for years. It's hard. Like the killings in Mississippi is so ridiculous.

[00:01:20]And I talk about this all the time. I I be joking about it, but I I'm I stay saying Mississippi ain't solving no murders, >> you know. Um I see a lot of people that complain in blue cities or cities from the north or cities from the west or even cities from the east and some spaces in the down south areas, whether you in Atlanta or you in some place in Florida and stuff like that, but there's some offputting towns, right? There are some spaces where you know not of. And I'm gonna be honest with you, these spaces, I know we talk about Mississippi, she's talking about Mississippi, the Arkansas, the Deltas, and all of that. But listen, go up to one of these Indian reservations up in East China, Michigan. It's horrible.

[00:02:09]You know what I'm saying? And so a lot of times people don't even realize how good it got it. If you are in a major city, right, a city with more than 500,000 people and you are complaining about your hood, because hoods exist everywhere, right? Everywhere you go, there's going to be a hood. There's going to be a place that people are going to complain about and say, "Oh man, I grew up in the projects or whatever." Most people, I'm going to keep it 100 with you. at some point, even if you are the one that made it out or you are the one that didn't grow up in it, your parents grew up in it, your grandparents grew up in it, most people, black, white, it doesn't matter. Most people come from nothing. They come from poverty. So, when we talk about generational wealth and the benefits of living in America, you got to be thankful. And I'm I'm I'm super serious about them being thankful because, you know, I've traveled this country extensively and and people complain because they don't know what the difference is. They don't have anything to compare it to. I've traveled this entire country, right? In most places, obviously not every single state, but I go down to Mississippi on a regular basis, but when I go down to Mississippi, usually I'm in Belaluxy, right? They call it the the Vegas of the South. Um, I go to different places and I don't just stay in Beluxy and and when I travel over to New Orleans and certain spaces in Louisiana, when I go to different places over in Mississippi, outside of Buxy, you travel an hour, hour and a half outside of that place, bro, it's true poverty and it doesn't have a face. You know what I'm saying?

[00:03:48]There is no white privilege. There is no black privilege. There is none of that type of stuff in these spaces where these people um exist. And I'll tell you, these are the spaces a lot of times where there is no major police presence.

[00:04:03]They don't have a lot of investment when it comes to infrastructure. A lot of times they also have one college that is really major inside of the state. here in Michigan. We got Michigan, Michigan State, Eastern, uh, Western, you got Oakland University, you got UAD, um, you got all of these different, uh, Kalamazoo, you head over to Kalamazoo or whatever, you got all of these different opportunities all throughout the state.

[00:04:29]Whereas, if you go to Adrian, a bunch of different colleges, you go down to some of these towns and some of these states and stuff like that, it's messed up.

[00:04:37]It's messed up. the college football team is their NFL team. You know what I'm saying? And so we a lot of times we are not as thankful as we should be because we are privileged. We are blessed. Even if you're black, white, no matter what it is, they have a lot of incest inside of these towns. They don't know no better. They've never seen a luxury car except for on the internet or on TV. And it's an accomplishment to be able to make it out of these places because it is that drastic. It is that horrible. it is that difficult to be able to get out. Now, I'm not saying that opportunity doesn't exist because it does exist. You still got community colleges. You still can go and move to wherever it is that you want to move to.

[00:05:18]But people in these towns, born in these towns, they never leaving. Um they they I was looking at a report about how New Orleans really can't be saved when it comes to it being under sea level. And that at some point it is going to be swallowed up by the ocean. And it's very difficult to convince people that are in New Orleans to move away from New Orleans and to reloc relocate, but they don't want to hear it. They not leaving because they they like, "Listen, this is all I know. This is my home. I'm not going anywhere. I'm not moving anywhere, and this is all I know." Right? You go to some of these towns over in Florida and these these backwoods towns and stuff and it's it's it's crazy. It is absolutely crazy. So, she's right. You know, poverty in other places. And I I know she's talking about Mississippi in particular. Poverty in other places are much much more exaggerated than in some of the spaces that we've grown up inside of these cities. Very much more exaggerated.

[00:06:18]>> Cuz they not they not ain't nobody really down there trying to solve damn murder in Mississippi. If you're really smart about the situation, ain't nobody going to really catch on that you killed somebody in Mississippi. That case is gonna go cold, baby. It's getting pushed. Especially if you black.

[00:06:38]Especially if you are black. It's a lot of abuse that goes on in Mississippi. A lot of little kids being touched on by granddaddies, uncles, cousins, brothers.

[00:06:48]>> That's true.

[00:06:48]>> That goes on.

[00:06:51]>> More often than you think.

[00:06:53]>> I know that happen everywhere, but it is outrageous in Mississippi.

[00:06:57]>> It is outrageous in Mississippi. How them people be going through that. And I was watching a video and I kept seeing everybody comment under their video like, "Watch the Mississippi Dam." If you have ever watched the Mississippi Dam, you know that the Mississippi Damned is one of them movies that you watch one time and never watch again.

[00:07:13]But the Mississippi Dam is the best represent representation of what goes on.

[00:07:19]>> I've never heard of that movie. What did she say? Mississippi Dam. I'm definitely going to watch that movie. I've never heard of it before in my entire life.

[00:07:26]I'm literally about to put it inside of my notes. She said the Mississippi Dam.

[00:07:33]What pro what what platform is this on?

[00:07:35]Y'all let me know inside of the chat what platform the Mississippi Dam is on so that I can check it out because I want to check it out and find out what's really going on.

[00:07:45]>> Like what really goes on in Mississippi and them little towns and them little rural towns.

[00:07:50]Like I be so happy when I see people move from Mississippi. Like especially from Greenwood where I'm from. I love when people move from down there. Like I don't even like to go down there for real unless it's to probably see my grandma or, you know, to drop my kids off so my daddy can get them when I'm going somewhere.

[00:08:07]But I I don't stay in no Greenwood. I'm not staying in Greenwood. I'm not partying in Greenwood. It's too much going on. It be too much going on. I wouldn't dare.

[00:08:16]>> Everybody feel like about their home city most of the time.

[00:08:19]>> You couldn't pay me to move back to Greenwood, Mississippi.

[00:08:23]Don't get me wrong, I love the town cuz as much as it's bad that goes on in the south and those small towns, it's good, too. Like, I'm not going to say it's just all bad, but it's mostly bad. Like, minimum wage down there still what? $7?

[00:08:42]It got to be like $7, maybe nine.

[00:08:46]I love Mississippi. I love Mississippi down. I love going down there for the snowballs, for the food, for the people, for my family. Love TM. But to move back there, no. I move to a different like city, but moving back to a small town, no, never ever again. You know what would be nice if people that are from these towns um made it or was able to generate revenue or was able to start a business and and still stick around inside of those towns so that they can be the economic driver uh for it, right? And I know that that's a hard task because most people are just trying to make it.

[00:09:29]And I'm not saying that most people are going to be able to make it, but if you make it, why not come back to that town?

[00:09:35]Why not be the economic driver for that?

[00:09:39]You know, for me personally, um I get upset all the time. I was just upset and whining about it on the Millionaire Morning Show about certain things that was happening in Detroit. Several different things that bothered me. And you know, it happens all the time. And then when I take a nap and I wake up, I get over it. And then I I remember the whole reason why I stayed in the first place. And that's one of the reasons why this city is making a comeback that it is. And it's an awesome place to be and I don't want it to be a brain drain. And so my whole goal is to stick around and stay and be the change that I want to see instead instead of running away from it and thinking that I can make some somewhere else that's already built up even more awesome than it really is. I think that it's much more satisfying to stay in the place that you are. And and I again I love going down to Mississippi. is one of my favorite places to visit outside of a Vegas is one of my favorite places to visit. And I just think that people need to give back and not even give back, but just be an impact. Um, living your life in the place that you came from if it's so awesome. Um, if it doesn't hurt you financially. Let me know what y'all think inside of the comments. Make sure y'all tap into the Patreon link is in the description. Just drop the video in there. Tee Henley 40% off your first order, 20% off for life. I love you. I appreciate you. I'll let you guys later.

[00:10:58]Peace.