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The Winston-Salem City Council is poised to apologize for its role in slavery and post-slavery discrimination against Black people.
Along with the apology, the city is expected to back passage of a bill in the U.S. Congress that would study and make recommendations for reparations that would be paid to the descendants of slaves.
The council will consider the apology and reparations resolution on Monday during its regular meeting, which will be held online starting at 7 p.m.
The proposal advances to the council after the cityâs general government committee last week approved the resolution with three votes in favor, none opposed and with one abstention.
Teen charged in shooting of 4-year-old, Winston-Salem police say journalnow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from journalnow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Winston-Salem police charge minors involved in drive-by shooting that injured 4-year-old Share Updated: 4:32 PM EDT Apr 6, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff Share Updated: 4:32 PM EDT Apr 6, 2021
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Show Transcript one person is now charged in a drive by shooting that injured a four year old boy in the city of Winston Salem. A juvenile suspect is also expected to face charges in this case, and investigators say 19 year old Thomas Ramsey drove the vehicle through the Cleveland Avenue Homes complex, and the juvenile is actually the one who fired that bullet. A bullet grazed a fire. That gun, rather than that bullet, grazed a four year old boy. He is expected to be okay. Ford Hatchet spoke with neighbors who heard and saw the shooting. We re gonna check in with him in just a few minutes.
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