Let's study 'harmful and painful legacy' of slavery and look at reparations, Booker says
Let’s study ‘harmful and painful legacy’ of slavery and look at reparations, Booker says Updated Feb 19, 2021; Should the U.S. compensate Black Americans for generations of slavery and discrimination? That was the subject of a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing Wednesday of a bill introduced by Democrats U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas to form a commission to investigate the history of slavery and the ongoing discrimination against Blacks. “A...
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