The leftist New York City Council passed legislation on Thursday that pushes the largest city in the U.S. closer to a program that would hand out reparations to black residents.
The passage of two bills sponsored by Councilmembers Crystal Hudson and Farah Louis means NYC taxpayers will now fund a “Truth, Healing and Reconciliation Commission” along with a reparations task force, Fox News reported. The legislation will also require information signs to be posted at the site of New York City’s “first slave market,” according to a press release from the city council.
“The legacy of slavery and systemic racism has impacted all facets of our society today, and it’s important that our city recognizes and takes steps to redress these longstanding harms,” NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said. “By creating new processes to fully examine the present-day impacts of injustices…
