observation of juneteenth as a federal holiday coming as our largest blue state has a historic conversation on reparations for its black residents. i am conflicted tonight. as i watch any number of republican politicians and voters pledge the enduring support for donald trump, seeking a return to the white house well facing a 37 count federal indictment after years of white racial grievance for political gain, paving the way for other gop politicians including the 2024 competitors to attack racial progress in public life. i struggle to justify why, in my mind, america deserves a day off for work, made possible by black history so many republicans now insist should be banned from our institutions. despite the conflict in, me i m still grateful to see that black history recognized at a national level. i just want to see our nation at large are in the holiday created in its name. me now is congressman barbara lee the democrat of california. currently running for the u.s. sen
amplifying a roadmap to an issue that goes back to the civil war. joining me now is one of the authors, duke university professor, william directly, black reparations. project for racial justice. professor diary, thank you for joining us tonight. you calculated the wealth gap between black and white americans to be about 14 trillion dollars. it sounds like a staggering sum. but you say that once the number is broken down. that it comes out to about $800,000 per black family. 330,000 per individual. of course you say that that s i tend to agree with you. formalities, can you briefly breakdown how you arrived at this number? yes, quite straightforward. hysterectomy where consumer finances, which is issued by the federal reserve have