In a historic move, the city of Asheville, North Carolina, voted unanimously to approve a reparations resolution for Black residents and formally apologized for the role it played in slavery and implementing racist policies
In a historic move, the city of Asheville, North Carolina, voted unanimously to approve a reparations resolution for Black residents Tuesday night.
Asheville, which is 83% White and 12% Black, formally apologized for the role it played in slavery and implementing racist policies.The resolution, which passed in a 7-0 city council vote, does not mandate direct cash payments to descendants of slaves, or 40 acres and a mule. Instead, the city plans to make investments in areas where Black residents face disparities.
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