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Doctors debunk 12 myths about sunscreen, sunburns, and tanning Reparations would require the entire country to … admit that the result of slavery has been 200 years of systemic racism and for that reason Black folks have been denied $13-15 trillion of wealth, Johnson told the outlet. And therefore we as a country now must atone by paying Black people of all stripes -the rich ones, the poor ones, and the middle-out of our pocket.
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The figure could equate to roughly $333,400 per person, based on 2019 data from the US Census Bureau that showed there are approximately 41.9 million African-Americans in the US.
The wealth gap between Black and white Americans exists for many reasons. The effects of redlining in the housing market, differences in education, homeownership, lower wages, unconscious and conscious biases, have all contributed.
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By Dion Rabouin
June 29, 2021, 4:42am
He wants a check from the government. And he wants it to come with an apology for slavery, Jim Crow, and hundreds of years of racism. It’s due. https://t.co/mBRxV3cNk8 VICE News (@VICENews) June 29, 2021
Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television and America’s first Black billionaire, wants a check. He wants it from the government. And he wants it to come with an apology for slavery, Jim Crow, and hundreds of years of racism.
The 75-year-old media magnate owns several homes, heads an asset management firm, and was the first Black person to own a majority stake in an NBA team. He doubts that check will ever come, but he sees a new kind of reparations being called by a different name so as not be “divisive” or “controversial” happening already.