The U.S. Conference of Mayors is expressing support for Democratic-proposed legislation introduced by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., to commission a study on reparations to African-Americans. The call for reparations to the nation’s 41 million Black Americans has renewed amid racial injustice protests across the country. Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has not fully committed reparations but has expressed support for a study on the matter. ROBERT JOHNSON'S BIG IDEA: $14T IN SLAVERY REPARATIONS TO AFRICAN-AMERICANS"Nobody talks about cash, but Black people understand cash," Johnson told Fox News. A Fox News poll last year found most Americans are opposed to cash reparations.

Source: Fox News July 13, 2020 21:12 UTC