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Officials from the city of Asheville, North Carolina, apologized for their historic role in slavery and discrimination and voted to provide reparations. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that on Tuesday, the City Council took the unanimous vote. The reparations resolution does not require direct payments, but will require investments in areas …

Asheville, who is 83% white and 12% black, formally apologized for her role in slavery and in implementing racist policies. The resolution, which was passed in a 7-0 city council vote, does not require direct cash payments to descendants of slaves, or 40 acres and a mule. Instead, the city …