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‘We Are Coming to Get Our Check’

Black Americans have sought reparations for slavery since the Emancipation Proclamation. In the wake of Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund, could we actually make them?

Black Americans have sought reparations for slavery since the Emancipation Proclamation. In the wake of Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund, could we actually make them?


This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Brea Baker.


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