A panel studying whether New York state should pay reparations to descendants of slaves held its first meeting this week. Plus, New York City Mayor Eric Adams' campaign is facing questions over undocumented expenses. Also, WNYC’s Samantha Max looks at how the case of Dexter Taylor blurs the lines of the traditional political debates about the Second Amendment. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill talks with Anastasia Curwood, historian at the University of Kentucky, about the similarities and differences between former Democratic Representative Shirley Chisolm and Vice President Kamala Harris.
A panel studying whether New York state should pay reparations to descendants of slaves held its first meeting this week. Plus, New York City Mayor Eric Adams' campaign is facing questions over undocumented expenses. Also, WNYC’s Samantha Max looks at how the case of Dexter Taylor blurs the lines of the traditional political debates about the Second Amendment. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill talks with Anastasia Curwood, historian at the University of Kentucky, about the similarities and differences between former Democratic Representative Shirley Chisolm and Vice President Kamala Harris.