Newark Water Coalition's March For Clean Water

Protestors marched outside the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Monday, August 26, during the MTV Video and Music Awards to bring attention to the water crisis currently gripping the city. Newark, New Jersey currently has drinking water lead levels higher than Flint, Michigan. Children are testing positive for lead in their blood and water bottles are being distributed to residents, yet the local, state, and Federal government are doing little to address the root cause of this issue: lead corrosion contaminating Newark's drinking water. Participating community organizations include Extinction Rebellion, the Newark Water Coalition, the Green Party of New Jersey, the Newark Water Coalition, and the New Afrikan Black Panther Party. (Photo by Karla Ann Cote/NurPhoto via Getty Images)