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Apr 12

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What 2020 Democrats think about reparations

As Democrats gear up for a competitive 2020 presidential campaign, the potentially divisive and fraught issue of reparations for slavery has surfaced as a prominent issue. How has this topic, which hasn’t always been part of the national political conversation,…

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Apr 12

Georgetown students vote to add fee to pay reparations

By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed

The measure calls for the university to start with a fee of $27.20 per semester in the fall of 2020, "in honor of the 272 people sold by Georgetown," referring to the slaves sold by Jesuits to finance the university…

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Feb 25

2020 Dems back idea of reparations for descendants of slaves

By Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press

Over the past week, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro spoke of the need for the U.S. government to reckon with and make up for centuries of…

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Sep 29

UN panel says the U.S. owes reparations to African-Americans

By Eugene Mason

The United States owes African-Americans reparations for slavery, a recent United Nations report said.

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May 12

Millennials may eventually shift public opinion on slavery reparations

By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press

More than half of millennials questioned say they are willing to at least consider the idea of paying reparations to the descendants of slaves, the Associated Press reported.

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