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On reparations: How much is owed Black Americans today?

On reparations: How much is owed Black Americans today?

Update: 2025-06-19
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Last month, Marketplace's Mitchell Hartman visited Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he reported on the history of the area's “Black Wall Street” and its destruction during the Tulsa Race Massacre more than a century ago. The city's mayor recently announced a $105 million reparations plan. Tulsa joins a number of localities addressing the racial wealth gap, but if addressed federally, the sum would have to be closer to $16 trillion. We'll hear more. But first: how to tell how factories are navigating tariff pivots.

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On reparations: How much is owed Black Americans today?

On reparations: How much is owed Black Americans today?

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