Wall Street-backed firms are duping would-be homebuyers, 50 years after Martin Luther King Jr. and west-side activists fought against housing discrimination.
Tag: The Case for Reparations
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Why black family violence deserves more attention
It’s a tough subject to write about, but Ta-Nehisi Coates is more than capable.
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The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about ‘The Case for Reparations’ in Chicago
“In America, we have difficulty with acknowledging the fact that where we are in a particular moment is irrevocably tied to our past.”
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On the case for reparations—and the National Review’s response
Those owed reparations are long dead, huh?
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It’s time, finally, to discuss reparations for African-Americans
“We may find that the country can never fully repay African Americans,” Ta-Nehisi Coates writes. “But we stand to discover much about ourselves in such a discussion.”