
Detroit’s New Reparations Task Force Is Ready for Change
Clip: Season 50 Episode 9 | 11m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
Lauren Hood and Keith Williams discuss Detroit’s reparations task force.
Stephen Henderson revisits a portion of the show’s latest town hall about reparations and what is owed to Black Americans. Detroit City Planning Commission Chair Lauren Hood and Michigan Democratic Party Black Caucus Chair Keith Williams join Henderson for a conversation about Detroit’s new reparations task force, plus who should receive reparations and the form they should take.
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American Black Journal is a local public television program presented by Detroit PBS

Detroit’s New Reparations Task Force Is Ready for Change
Clip: Season 50 Episode 9 | 11m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
Stephen Henderson revisits a portion of the show’s latest town hall about reparations and what is owed to Black Americans. Detroit City Planning Commission Chair Lauren Hood and Michigan Democratic Party Black Caucus Chair Keith Williams join Henderson for a conversation about Detroit’s new reparations task force, plus who should receive reparations and the form they should take.
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Clip: S50 Ep9 | 8m 12s | Andre Perry provides a history lesson on reparations for Black Americans. (8m 12s)
Reparations Progress Since the Civil Rights Movement
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Clip: S50 Ep9 | 1m 48s | Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson talks about reparations progress since the civil rights movement. (1m 48s)
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