Honestly, this is nice and all but right now we are in the midst of an economic crisis.... There are no jobs, our jails are over crowded, there are people that still have no medical insurance, I had to cut down on my weave budget and right now I'm forced to rock my version of wolverines hairdo, and Beyonce can't sell concert tickets... ........ Maybe we should be worrying about that right now. Unless, the equivalent to 40 acres in a mule is deposited in my bank account tonight I could care less about that forced apology. In my opinion, the only reason we were issued an apology is because we have a black president otherwise all those senators (that have probably lost their inheritance (slave) money in the stock market) wouldn't even care about us or their lame excuse for an apology. 400+ years later..........
According to primebuzz.kcstar.com
By unanimous consent, the Senate passed a resolution a short time ago apologizing for slavery and racial segregation. Republican Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, one of the sponsors, said the measure was no "panacea," but could help trigger "reconciliation.
"I am pleased that Congress has officially offered an apology for slavery and it's long overdue," he said. "The formation of my home state of Kansas was centered around slavery and came to be known as 'Bleeding Kansas.' I believe that this official apology will enable our nation to begin healing our racial wounds rooted in the institution of slavery."
Sen. Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, was the other sponsor.
The passage coincides with Juneteenth, a celebration which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.
The measure "apologizes to African-Americans on behalf of the people of the United States, for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow laws."
It also "acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow laws."
In addition, it "expresses its recommitment to the principle that all people are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and calls on all people of the United States to work toward eliminating racial prejudices, injustices and discrimination from our society."
The apology, which now goes to the House, is not unique. Congress has formally apologized to Native Americans, to Japanese Americans for their internment during World War II, to Hawaiians for overthrowing their king, and for never enacting anti-lynching legislation.
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