"Lawmakers push for federal reparations to address harms against Black Americans"
Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush has introduced new legislation calling for $14 trillion in reparations for Black Americans, in an effort to see the federal government atone for the practice of chattel slavery and hundreds of years of racist policies that followed. Her resolution is the latest in a long line of congressional efforts by Democrats to compensate Black Americans for centuries of racial inequity. While the conversation around reparations has picked up traction in recent years, the concept remains broadly unpopular with Americans.