Fulton County Georgia reparations task force update
The task force met Thursday to hear results on research of money the county government took in from slavery, and from decades of injustices since.
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The task force met Thursday to hear results on research of money the county government took in from slavery, and from decades of injustices since.
Jamal Bowman, a Democrat congressman representing New York, introduced a bill for federal reparations last year. He told his local newspaper it was affordable and achievable.
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