Sen. Elizabeth Warren and former candidate Julián Castro came out publicly in support of the creation of a commission to analyze the impact of slavery and Jim Crow discrimination against Black Americans that continues to this day. The commission would then provide recommendations on how to compensate Back Americans for those injustices.
Former Vice President Joe Biden has continued to skirt the issue. When asked at one debate about slavery and reparations, he responded by going off on a tangent about how Black parents should raise their kids, Business Insider reported. Bernie Sanders somewhat reversed his previous statements against reparations, saying in April that he’d sign a bill to research reparations for descendants of slaves if elected president, Business Insider reported.
