'An Idea Whose Time Has Come': Congress Hears the Case for Reparations on Juneteenth
by Anne Branigin from on (#4HGT5)
The contributions of African Americans to this country-and the matter of what the federal government still owes them for those contributions-will take center stage on Capitol Hill today as the House hears H.R. 40, a bill that proposes a commission on reparations be formed.