The City Council is mulling a package of controversial bills that include weighing whether black New Yorkers deserve reparations for slavery.
The City Council is mulling a package of controversial bills that include weighing whether black New Yorkers deserve reparations for slavery, and another resurrecting a woke push to remove artwork they consider “racist” from public property.on Thursday – the same day the state Legislature in Albany approved a comparable bill.which has been sent to Gov.
It is part of a larger legislative package introduced Thursday by some council members of color they said is aimed at “rectifying” historical “injustices.”“Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation” process People wait for the start of a rally for reparations at the African Burial Ground National Monument last year.Another bill by fellow far-lefty Sandy Nurse would require the city’s Public Design Commission in consultation with city agencies to publicly release a “plan” to remove monuments and other art on city land it believes pays tribute to ex-slave owners or people who profited from slavery as well as anyone who committed “systemic” crimes against indigenous peoples or “against humanity.
“It is essential that we confront the pain and inequalities of the past if we aspire to construct a fair and inclusive society,” she added.
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