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Because cities can't make direct payments to citizens under Georgia law, Atlanta reparations would likely take the form of programs to mitigate racial gaps rather than direct monetary payments.
It was not immediately clear what reparations would look like, but Atlanta council members expressed hope that the committee could enact change.
Detroit won a $100-million federal grant to study replacing a highway with a boulevard. Some say the plan doesn't go far enough.
The majority of readers told Boston.com that they were against changing Faneuil Hall’s name. Read why on Boston.com.
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