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Maanvi Singh in Oakland

Democrat Barbara Lee on reparations and righting history’s wrongs: ‘This is the moment to push forward’

Barbara Lee in 2022. She’s calling on the US government and private sector to repair the damage of slavery.
Barbara Lee in 2022. She’s calling on the US government and private sector to repair the damage of slavery. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/REX/Shutterstock

When the California congresswoman Barbara Lee first introduced a bill proposing a national commission on racial healing, the US had erupted in grief and rage over the murder of George Floyd.

Since then, the movement to provide restitution and reparations to Black Americans has gained momentum. As has the backlash.

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