40 Acres: $14 trillion and no mules

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Oct 3, 202244:37News & Politics

Paying the price. One of the typical questions asked during conversations about reparations is how to pay for them. Fabiola talks with economist William “Sandy” Darity and folklorist Kirsten Mullen about how reparations...

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