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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
House lawmakers held a hearing last month over a bill that would set up a commission to study paying reparations for slavery. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, is sponsoring that bill. She joins CBSN to explain the case for reparations and whether America can afford the cost.
For the first time in more than a decade, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on reparations. The panel considered a bill to study reparations for descendants of Americans who were slaves. Eugene Scott of The Washington Post joins CBSN's Don Dahler for a breakdown.
Congress considers reparations; House committee discusses reparations.
A House committee met to debate a bill that would study how the U.S. would implement reparations. Supporters include presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker. Ed O'Keefe reports.
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Witnesses at the hearing include Sen. Cory Booker, one of the Democratic presidential candidates, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and actor Danny Glover
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Wednesday to debate a bill to study how the U.S. would pay reparations to descendants of slaves. Sen. Cory Booker, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and actor Danny Glover were among the witnesses who testified before the panel. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
June 19 is Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the emancipation of slaves after the Civil War. A House Judiciary subcommittee will hear testimony Wednesday about slavery reparations. A bill before the committee would create a commission to study and consider reparations. Ed O'Keefe reports.
Subcommittee is expected to hear testimony from Booker and other witnesses, including actor Danny Glover and author Ta-Nehisi Coates
This week on "The Takeout," CBS News' Major Garrett interviews 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson. Williamson is calling for $200-$500 billion in reparations to be paid to descendants of slaves.
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
Georgetown University once owned slaves. Now students there have voted to pay money to the descendants of those slaves. Chip Reid reports.
Results out overnight show students at Georgetown University back paying reparations to help atone for the school's past. Undergraduates voted overwhelmingly Thursday in favor of a $27.20 per semester fee to benefit descendants of 272 slaves sold by the school in the 19th century. Chip Reid reports.
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 at Georgetown University are holding a referendum on whether to impose a small fee each semester to fund reparations for the descendants of slaves. The university has been grappling with its role in slavery in the 1800s. Georgetown student Mélisande Short-Colomb joins CBSN to discuss the issue.
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
"The Breakfast Club" radio host spoke with CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers on the topic of reparations for descendants of slaves living in America today. He says it's not about handing out checks, it's about acknowledging past wrongs, and he wants to hear presidential candidates explain where they stand.
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The city's police chief estimated that a 50-foot area eroded around the dam, but the dam itself did not fail.
One product contained 16 different metals, with researchers calling for rules requiring manufacturers to test tampons.
The figure marks the largest volume of air travel complaints by consumers since 2020, when airlines were slow to give customers refunds during the pandemic.
One product contained 16 different metals, with researchers calling for rules requiring manufacturers to test tampons.
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President Biden sat down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos in Wisconsin Friday for the first interview since his disastrous presidential debate last week.
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Reform UK Party leader Nigel Farage smiled and heckled back at some hecklers as he relished his far-right party's ascent into Parliament.
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Reform UK Party leader Nigel Farage smiled and heckled back at some hecklers as he relished his far-right party's ascent into Parliament.
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