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Tom Steyer Would Offer Apology for Slavery, Reparations

April Ryan
January 29, 2020

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An exclusive interview with Tom Steyer, who is on the road in Iowa in preparation for the February 3 caucus.

AURN White House Correspondent April Ryan asks Steyer about his polling with Black voters, the impact of climate change on African American communities, the wealth gap, HBCUs, voting rights, and economic justice.

The presidential hopeful would offer an apology for slavery and Jim Crow laws and offer reparations if he is named president.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan‘s White House Report:

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan