TKC Told You So: Kansas City Star Endorses Reparations Commish

Per ushe, our TKC blog community noted this last bit of impending social justice last month and today the newspaper offers their opinion . . .

Like it or not, REPARATIONS is a fact of life and this move will have more local supporters than most voters realize . . . Here's the KC Star endorsement . . .

"Passage of this ordinance would only begin the courageous, restorative justice process by creating a commission to study the possibilities of engaging in what other cities and our nation have already begun."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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