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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Reparations are not the way to atone for slavery

Reparations are not the way to atone for slavery
Two hundred years of slavery will not be cured by writing a check.
Brian Brooks, Freelance Writer April 22, 2019

Last week, Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee introduced companion bills to both houses of Congress designed to establish a national task force to address the issue of slavery reparations. In a statement to the press, Sen. Booker stated their hope was that the legislation would “finally begin...

Why Donald Trump needs to win in 2020

President Trump is the improbable common sense candidate.
Brian Brooks, Freelance Writer March 30, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Mar. 28, 2019). On Aug. 6, 2015, the 10 highest-polling Republican presidential candidates stood on a stage in Cleveland, Ohio to face the nation. Among the candidates were five governors, three senators, one neurosurgeon, and a billionaire and reality...