Ben Carson calls reparations for slavery "unworkable"
In an interview, the Housing and Urban Development Secretary spoke out about the impeachment of President Trump and the concept of reparations for slavery.
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In an interview, the Housing and Urban Development Secretary spoke out about the impeachment of President Trump and the concept of reparations for slavery.
Students voted in favor of a fee to benefit descendants of slaves once sold by the school – but say progress is lacking
The legislation would create a commission to study implementing reparations for the descendants of slaves
Commission would explore the government's role in supporting slavery, the lingering effects of slavery and appropriate remedies, the congresswoman told CBSN
Witnesses at the hearing include Sen. Cory Booker, one of the Democratic presidential candidates, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and actor Danny Glover
Subcommittee is expected to hear testimony from Booker and other witnesses, including actor Danny Glover and author Ta-Nehisi Coates
In his landmark 2014 essay, "The Case For Reparations," Coates pushed the issue into a larger, national discussion that continues today
Inquiry "comes amid a wider reflection taking place in the United States and Britain on the links between universities and slavery," Cambridge says
Vote in favor of non-binding referendum calling for fund to help descendants of enslaved people sold to pay off the school's debts in 1838
Students will vote on adding a $27.20 fee each semester that would support descendants of slaves sold by the school
Long taboo in the political mainstream, Democratic candidates are seriously discussing reparations and whether they should be implemented
Her comments came at a CNN town hall in Jackson, Mississippi, in response to a question about voter disenfranchisement
United Nations working group has entered the debate on U.S. racial discrimination and, after 14 years, has issued some conclusions
More than 70 years after World War II ended, France creates $60 million compensation fund for survivors, victims' families
State-owned French train company SNCF is accused of helping deport over 70,000 Jews while France was under Nazi occupation