Portland activist stages ‘reparations happy hour’
By Luis Sanchez - 05/27/18 06:04 PM EDT
Activists in Portland, Ore., organized a “Reparations Happy Hour†this week for black, brown and indigenous people mostly funded by donations from white people, according to The New York Times.
Guests at the bar were reportedly given $10 dollar bills donated largely by white people who were asked not to participate in the event.
“It was only $10, but when I saw them I saw their eyes light up,†Cameron Whitten, the activist who organized the event, told the Times. “What I saw there was that people felt like they were finally seen.â€
The event is meant to call attention to reparations, which is the idea that blacks in America should be financially compensated for the generations of abuse and racism they endured.
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