This week, a group of Jesuits and the largest-known association of descendants of enslaved ancestors announced a first-of-its-kind agreement. They plan to raise a billion dollars to improve the lives of future descendants, and to fund a process of truth and reconciliation for the US. The World’s Rupa Shenoy has the backstory on how the agreement came about.
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