THE WEEKLY REVEAL
Saturday, June 29, 2024
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Hello! In this issue:
- The final episode in our 40 Acres and a Lie series: the renewed push for reparations.
- Our investigation inspired legislators in Connecticut to pass a law aimed at protecting sexual assault victims.
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THIS WEEK’S PODCAST
40 Acres and a Lie Part 3
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Illustration by Chris Burnett
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The loss of land for Black Americans started with the government’s betrayal of its “40 acres” promise to formerly enslaved people – and it has continued over decades.
Today, researchers are unearthing the details of Black land loss long after emancipation.
“They lost land due to racial intimidation, where they were forced off their land (to) take flight in the middle of the night and resettle someplace else,” said Karcheik Sims-Alvarado, an assistant professor of Africana studies at Morehouse College. “They lost it through overtaxation. They lost it through eminent domain. … There's all these different ways that African Americans acquired and lost land.”
It’s an examination of American history that is now happening at the state, city, even county level as local government task forces are on truth-finding missions. Across the country, government officials are now asking: Can we repair a wealth gap for Black Americans that is rooted in slavery? And how?
This week on Reveal, in the third episode of our collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity, we explore the renewed fight for reparations.
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🎧 Other places to listen: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Pandora or wherever you get your podcasts.
Dig Deeper:
LISTEN: 40 Acres and a Lie Part 1 and Part 2
READ: 40 Acres and a Lie (A collaboration between Mother Jones, Center for Public Integrity and Reveal)
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OUR LATEST
New Connecticut Law Aims to Support Victims of Sexual Assault – and Prevent Them From Being Treated Like Suspects
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A landmark bill aimed at standardizing and improving the way police treat victims in the aftermath of a sexual assault has become law in Connecticut.
A co-sponsor of the bill cited an investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting in her testimony about the need for sexual assault victims to be treated better by law enforcement.
Read more.
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This issue of The Weekly Reveal was written by Kate Howard and edited by Nikki Frick. If you enjoyed this issue, forward it to a friend. Have some thoughts? Drop us a line with feedback or ideas!
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