St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter recently committed to supporting a slavery reparations program in the city of St. Paul.
Carter is part of a coalition launched last week of 11 mayors across the U.S. The Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity (MORE) coalition, led by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, was formed with the mission of starting pilot reparations programs that would be led by local committees of black leaders.
The mayors in MORE held a virtual press conference last week to announce the group’s inception and mission.
(Excerpt) Read more at alphanewsmn.com
Minnesota was admitted as a free state in 1858 and wouldn’t have black people likely gone there to escape slavery or rebuild their lives after the Civil War? Or am I trying to bring in too many facts and logic with this one idea?
Carter is part of a coalition launched last week of 11 mayors across the U.S. The Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity (MORE) coalition, led by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, was formed with the mission of starting pilot reparations programs that would be led by local committees of black leaders.
The mayors in MORE held a virtual press conference last week to announce the group’s inception and mission.
(Excerpt) Read more at alphanewsmn.com
Minnesota was admitted as a free state in 1858 and wouldn’t have black people likely gone there to escape slavery or rebuild their lives after the Civil War? Or am I trying to bring in too many facts and logic with this one idea?