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IndyTeens: Ashville, North Carolina, Approves Reparations for Black Residents

By Jessie Mitnick, age 12 Asheville, North Carolina, is acknowledging its racist actions and policies by giving reparations to its Black community. On July 14, the Asheville City Council voted unanimously to provide reparations and apologize for their engagement in slavery.  Discrimination on the basis of race has existed in the United States since its …

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