From protests to large community gatherings, the message that echoed across New Jersey this Juneteenth centered on one word: reparations.
Derick Waller has more on the events for the holiday that are being held throughout the Tri-State area on Monday.People across the nation and the Tri-State marked Juneteenth with celebrations and observances on Monday.The New Jersey Institute of Social Justice announced the launch of its Reparations Council, which will study what can be done in the state to repair the lasting impacts of slavery.
"This is not a radical concept, in fact others have done it around the country, from Florida to California they have done research and found out specific cases, once they did the research, formed a commission, looked at the issues and found wait a minute, here is the family that was stolen land, we saw this recently in shorefront property in California, let us make restitution, let us repair the damage that was done," Sen. Cory Booker said.
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