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Reparations Taken Up in Congress
(AP) -- The debate over repa-
rations catapulted from the cam-
paign trail to Congress last week
as lawmakers heard impassioned
testimony for and against the idea
of providing compensation for
America’s history of slavery and
racial discrimination.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee,
D-Texas, the sponsor of a reso-
lution to study reparations, put a
fine point on the discussion: “I just
simply ask: Why not and why not
now?”
It was Congress’ first hearing on
reparations in more than a decade,
and came amid a growing conver-
sation both in the Democratic Par-
ty and the country at large about
Actor Danny Glover (right) and author Ta-Nehisi Coates testify
about reparation for the descendants of slaves during a hearing
last week before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the
Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, at the Capitol in
Washington, D.C. (AP photo)
lingering racial disparities in the
United States. Once considered a
fringe topic, mostly pushed aside
in Congress, the possibility of
reparations was treated with seri-
ousness by the witnesses and law-
makers alike, though Republicans
made clear their opposition.
The hearing coincided with
Juneteenth, a cultural holiday
commemorating the emancipation
of enslaved black people in the
United States, and it attracted a
crowd. More than a hundred peo-
ple were lined up to try and get a
seat in the hearing room. Those in-
side frequently reacted to testimo-
ny and comments from members
of Congress with cheers and boos.
At one point, an audience mem-
ber shouted “You lie!” at Texas
Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert.
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22nd Woman Accuses Trump
President Trump
issued
another
denial after the
22nd woman to
come
forward
accusing him of
sexual miscon-
duct. Tuesday,
in response to Elle columnist E.
Jean Carroll saying that Trump as-
saulted her in a dressing room in
the mid-90’s, Trump said Carroll
is “not my type.” “I’ll say it with
great respect: Number one, she’s
not my type. Number two, it nev-
er happened. It never happened,
OK?”
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in
Week Review
Tenant Protections Victory
New rules to ease the rental appli-
cation process in Portland, aimed
at helping people with criminal
histories and poor credit, was
passed by the City Council last
week. Championed by Commis-
sioner Chloe Eudaly, the ordi-
nance seeks to increase housing
for people who have been locked
out of the conventional market.
Multnomah County health author-
ities last week reported that they
have found 42 new cases of HIV
in the last year and a half among
people who report using metham-
phetamines or other drugs via sy-
ringe. In contrast, only 25 people
who were diagnosed with the dis-
ease were tied to infected needles
for the previous two years.
of whether campus police officers
should carry guns. PSU is re-eval-
uating the use of an armed police
force after campus police shot and
killed a black Veteran and postal
worker trying to break up a bar
fight near the campus last year.
PSU Delays Guns Decision
Portland HIV Cases Spike
The Portland State University
A spike in local HIV cases appears Board of Trustees has postponed Blazers Draft and Trade
to be tied to infected needles. until the fall a decision of the issue The Portland Trail Blazers have
made two significant moves of the
offseason. The team on Monday
traded Evan Turner to the Atlanta
Hawks in exchange for Kent Baze-
more. A few days earlier the team
selected North Carolina freshman
Nassir Little with the 25th pick
in the 2019 NBA draft, swooping
up what ESPN analyst Jay Bilas
called “an absolute steal” late in
the first round.
Republicans Flee Capitol
Republican members of the Or-
egon Senate have been in hiding
for the past week, fleeing the state
rather than be forced to vote on a
climate bill that would put a hard
cap on greenhouse gas emissions.
Speculation has them running out
the clock until the legislative ses-
sion ends Saturday, robbing ma-
jority Democrats a major priority.
5-Star Hotel Coming
Marriott International announced
Thursday it would build a 5-star
Ritz-Carlton hotel in the down-
town space that has long been
home to Portland’s most iconic
pod of food carts. The new hotel
will have 251 rooms and 138 resi-
dential units in the 35-story tower.