#Letters to the Editor — July 1, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 1, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 1, 2021” The Issue: The Board of Election’s admission that it miscounted votes in the Democratic mayoral primary. What a surprise that the Board of Elections in New York City has botched the mayoral primary (“Mayor race mayhem,” June 30. Wasn’t it so much simpler when on Election Day,…

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#Massachusetts town forms reparations fund for Black residents

#Massachusetts town forms reparations fund for Black residents

“#Massachusetts town forms reparations fund for Black residents” A liberal Massachusetts town has created a fund that will be used to pay reparations to eligible black residents to “repair past harms” it committed against them or their ancestors. The Amherst Town Council voted 12-1 earlier this week in favor of establishing the fund, council clerk…

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#Reparations would be unjust and tear our nation apart

#Reparations would be unjust and tear our nation apart

“#Reparations would be unjust and tear our nation apart” A bill now before the House of Representatives would set up a commission to “examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.” We all know what the euphemistic wording means in plain English: modern-day…

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#Maryland church donates 0K in slavery reparations

#Maryland church donates $500K in slavery reparations

“#Maryland church donates $500K in slavery reparations” An Episcopal church in Baltimore wants to be on the right side of history. This week the Memorial Episcopal Church announced plans to contribute a total of $500,000 by 2025 — $100,000 each year — towards racial justice organizations, particularly efforts to support slave reparations. “Our church has…

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