Can Mamdani Make Reparations a Reality in New York City?

Can Mamdani Make Reparations a Reality in New York City?

Reparations for slavery and historic discrimination against African Americans once seemed like a pipe dream. But momentum for it has been building in the past five years in cities across America, including New York City, which has deep ties to slavery and has become an important testing ground of whether America is ready to make amends.  A mayoral win on Tuesday by Democrat Zohran Mamdani, the leading candidate and a reparations proponent, could…