North Carolina church talking reparations during conference

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Reparations continues to be a highly controversial topic in our country.  What You Need To Know  Americans are split on the issue of reparations, a Pew Research Center survey has found  A North Carolina church will be tackling discussions about reparations during a conference Saturday  The senior minister is encouraging people to come together and learn about how reparations could help to right many wrongs  A survey from the Pew Research Center found 77% of Black Americans support some form of reparations to descendants of people enslaved, but only 18% of white Americans support those actions.  Benjamin Boswell is senior minister for Myers Park Baptist Church, which he describes as being on the cutting edge of social justice. “For 80 years, that’s who we’ve been,” Boswell said.  He will be the emcee for the Confronting Whiteness Conference. Boswell says the gathering is an opportunity for white people, working to be anti-racist, to work with people of color on ways to create a just and equitable world for all.  The motto for the event is “Make it Right,” referring to the case for reparations. The NAACP defines reparations as a first step toward repairing the devastation inflicted by...