A senior adviser to President Joe Biden said the White House will act without Congress to develop proposals for reparations, or direct payments to African Americans. White House senior adviser Cedric Richmond told Axios on Sunday: “We don’t want to wait on a study. We’re going to start acting now.” “We have to start breaking down…
Senior Biden Adviser Says White House Will Start Acting on Reparations Without Congress
Reparations Don’t Buy Justice, Dignity, or Freedom
Commentary The issue of reparations to black Americans as payment for damage done as a result of years of legal slavery and subsequent discrimination is back on the table. The House Judiciary Committee just held hearings on H.R. 40, which would establish a commission to look into ways in which African Americans could be compensated,…
Biden Supports Study on Slavery Reparations as House Democrats Push Bill
President Joe Biden backs studying whether reparations should be paid to descendants of slaves, the White House said Wednesday, as House Democrats held a hearing on a bill that would establish a panel to study the issue. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington that Biden would “certainly support a study on…
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