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Should the US pay reparations to the descendants of slaves?

The most compelling reports from 麻豆社 business programmes over the past week

Business Weekly continues the conversation around race and racism sparked by the death of George Floyd. We鈥檒l be asking whether African Americans should be paid reparations for their ancestors' enslavement. We鈥檒l hear from Bob Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television and Mae Jamison, the first woman of colour in space, gives us her thoughts on how today鈥檚 protesters differ from those in the 1960s when she was a young girl in Chicago. Plus, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way that a lot of us work so we鈥檒l be asking whether office buildings will ever be the same again. Presented by Lucy Burton.

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