Democrat RPresident Joe Biden has pledged $55 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to Africa as slavery reparations while apologizing to the continent’s leaders for America’s “original sin.”
Biden made the pledge while speaking during a gathering of almost all African leaders in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.
The president apologized for the “unimaginable cruelty” of slavery, which he referred to as “my nation’s original sin.”
Biden expressed regret for the past but insisted that “the United States is all in on Africa’s future.”
During a White House dinner honoring African leaders and their spouses, Biden addressed what he called America’s “original sin.”
He honored the descendants of slaves and the broader African diaspora community in the United States.
“Our people lie at the heart of the deep and profound connection that forever binds Africa and the United States together,” he said.-- excerpt, rest at link above --
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