Asheville, North Carolina, approves reparations for black citizens
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A city council in North Carolina unanimously approved reparations for black citizens while apologizing for the city’s role in slavery, according to reports.
The historic measure was passed by the Asheville City Council in a 7-0 vote Tuesday night, the Citizen Times reported.
“Hundreds of years of black blood spilled that basically fills the cup we drink from today,” said Councilman Keith Young, who is one of two black council members.
The reparations won’t come in the form of direct payments to black residents — instead, investments will be made in areas that see racial disparities, the Citizen Times said.
A Community Reparations Commission will be formed to recommend how those resources will be used.
“The resulting budgetary and programmatic priorities may include but not be limited to increasing minority homeownership and access to other affordable housing, increasing minority business ownership and career opportunities, strategies to grow equity and generational wealth, closing the gaps in health care, education, employment and pay, neighborhood safety and fairness within criminal justice,” the resolution said.
Great Society 2.0 with “woke” language.
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