Analysis: Democratic candidates are backing reparations for African Americans. That could be politically risky, Eugene_Scott writes
Sen. Kamala D. Harris , a 2020 presidential candidate, poses for a photograph with attendees during a campaign stop in Des Moines. By Eugene Scott Eugene Scott Reporter covering identity politics for The Fix Email Bio Follow February 26 at 1:09 PM Over the past few days, several Democratic contenders for the 2020 presidential nomination have come out in favor of reparations for people descended from slaves.
com/YThqPsAeQ3— Tim Black ™ February 26, 2019 Sanders is right: Even among the candidates who support reparations, it is unclear what exactly they are advocating for. As The Washington Post’s James Hohmann explained this week: In the modern political sense, the term “reparations” is a little like “socialism.” It means very different things to different people, and the devil is in the details. Many think of direct cash payments to African Americans when they hear the word.
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