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Jan 16, 2024 · He backs federal legislation that would create a $14 trillion reparations program to aid the descendants of enslaved Black people and people of African descent. To put the price-tag in...
Jan 19, 2024 · Jamaal Bowman, a Democrat and member of the informal lawmaker group ‘ The Squad ,’ has advocated for a bill introduced in the House that seeks recognition from the federal government of the...
Jan 24, 2024 · by Stacy Jackson. January 24, 2024. NY Representative Jamaal Bowman Backs Bill For $333K Reparations To All Black Americans. The legislation aims to distribute $14 trillion dollars amongst...
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Jan 17, 2024 · A New York lawmaker wants the federal government to push a $14 trillion reparations measure. The measure is touted by "Squad" member Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., who wants the federal...
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Dec 19, 2023 · For Immediate Release. NEW YORK, N.Y. — Today, Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D. (NY-16) joined Governor Kathy Hochul and other New York officials to celebrate the signing of Senate Bill S1163A/Assembly Bill A7691, which establishes the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies.
Jan 17, 2024 · The bill would offer free college education at HBCUs, restore voting rights for incarcerated persons, and pay each African American $333,000 over decades. Rep. Bowman argues that the federal government should hold accountable for the legacy of slavery and systematic racism.
Feb 9, 2023 · NPR's Juana Summers talks with Democratic New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman about the effort to reintroduce H.R. 40, a bill that would create a task force to study reparations for Black...
