
John Oliver Makes One Of The Most Compelling Cases Yet For Reparations
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The "Last Week Tonight" host says it's not about slavery in this case, but rather something much more recent.
John Oliver on Sunday night pushed for reparations for Black Americans. “We’re not actually talking about reparations for slavery here. We should, but that is a different conversation,” he said. “We’re talking about housing discrimination.” Home ownership, he pointed out, has been so defined by racism that many communities still technically have laws on the books that forbid the sale of homes to people of color.More Related News