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EPISODE · Jul 13, 2022 · 31 MIN

The Big Payback: Reparations for Descendants of Slaves with Erika Alexander

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Big things are happening in the movement for reparations for descendants of slaves, as the new documentary film ‘The Big Payback’ shows, and Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott spoke with the film’s co-director, Erika Alexander, all about it. The films follows Robin Rue Simmons, a founder of the non-profit FirstRepair who successfully got reparations passed in Evantaton, Illinois, the first time this happened anywhere in the United States. The film also follows the work of Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who is leading the effort in Congress to pass legislation to fund a study into reparations.Visit Newsweek.com to learn more about the podcasts we offer and to catch up on the latest news. Follow H. Alan Scott on everything at @HAlanScott.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Big things are happening in the movement for reparations for descendants of slaves, as the new documentary film ‘The Big Payback’ shows, and Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott spoke with the film’s co-director, Erika Alexander, all about it. The films follows Robin Rue Simmons, a founder of the non-profit FirstRepair who successfully got reparations passed in Evantaton, Illinois, the first time this happened anywhere in the United States. The film also follows the work of Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who is leading the effort in Congress to pass legislation to fund a study into reparations.Visit Newsweek.com to learn more about the podcasts we offer and to catch up on the latest news. Follow H. Alan Scott on everything at @HAlanScott.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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