::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

BY MONA AUSTIN (The Slice): On February 17, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on civil rights held a hearing to explore Slavery Reparations (HR 40). The hearing focused on the history of slavery in America and gathering information to lead to establishing a federal commission that will "study and develop reparations proposals." Reparations that are eventually determined would be paid to the descendants of slaves for "America's original sin." Herschel Walker, a former NFL football player testified in opposition of the bill saying, "Slavery ended 130 years ago," and asked "How can a father ask his son to do time for a crime he committed?" Walker says his perspective is religious which he believes seeks togetherness, while reparations teaches separation. Walker's question removes any responsibility for the ramifications of slavery from whites living today, at a time when many whites are reckoning with the notion that systematic racism g...