U.
S. Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY9) connects the work she does in Congress to the constituents in her Brooklyn district.
Brian asked Congressmember Clarke to weigh in on reparations,a conversation we've had several times on the note this week. She said:
"When you look at the circumstances that many families of African descendants find themselves in, it's rooted in a disproportionate disadvantage based upon discrimination and racism that has existed in this nation since the transatlantic slave trade. So I am for it, and I think our nation could benefit from a genuine honest and open conversation approximately what reparations would and should look like."
Source: wnyc.org