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Black Lawmakers Continue Fight for Slavery Reparations
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January 20, 2022
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3:16Now PlayingReparations for Black Americans have been an issue for decades. While Congress is embroiled in a battle over bipartisan issues such as voting rights and the filibuster, lawmakers continue to press for economic equity for Black people.
Congresswomen Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Shelia Jackson Less (D-Texas) are working to pass H-R 40, which was proposed in 1989 but still hasn't passed. The bill would set up a committee to study the merits of reparations.
BNC Correspondent Anser Hassan dives into the issue.
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