Black Bostonians demand more than $15billion in slavery reparations

The Boston People’s Reparations Commission met on Saturday  Reverend Kevin Peterson said ‘every life is incalculable’ so $15M is ‘not enough’   By Isabelle Stanley For Dailymail.Com Published: 16:57 EDT, 20 May 2024 | Updated: 17:04 EDT, 20 May 2024 The Boston People’s Reparations Commission has demanded the city invest $15 billion in slavery reparations for the Black Bostonian community.  Over 200 members of the community gathered at a Commission meeting at the Bolling Building in Nubian Square on Saturday.  They discussed what reparations mean to them and reiterated their demand for $15billion to be invested ‘monetarily and through public policy that will be in effect for Black Bostonians for generations’. Head of the Commission Reverend Kevin Peterson told WCVB even though the group is asking for $15billion, it is ‘not enough’ as ‘every life is incalculable.’  As well as the $15 billion requested from the City, the Commission is in talks with Boston’s white churches about a possible $50 million payout.  If $15 billion were to be granted and split up between the some 150,000 people living in Boston, this would mean each person would receive close to $99,998 – however it is not clear how the proposed reparation figure...