Marc Lamont Hill hosted historian and Bowie State University Associate Professor Dr. Roger A. Davidson Jr. for an Office Hours deep dive into the history America oversimplifies every time it goes on sale at Target. The conversation ranged from the military mechanics of how emancipation actually happened, to Lincoln’s real record, to…
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New Jersey Reparations Council
Jean-Pierre Brutus and NJ Advocates Press for Reparations at Juneteenth
Amid Juneteenth celebrations, New Jersey advocates including Jean-Pierre Brutus are pressing for reparations. NJ Spotlight News reports on the push statewide and nationally. As the nation marks five years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday, New Jersey advocates are using the moment to press for reparations at the state…