Owning Up: Reparations, Jamal Khashoggi, and Joy Harjo

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🗓️ 19 June 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Hundreds of people showed up to a House subcommittee hearing today on Capitol Hill. The topic? A bill that would create a commission to study slavery and whether reparations for African Americans are in order. We’ll explain the conversation happening around reparations. Meanwhile, a UN investigator has released a new report about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The report says there’s evidence that points to top officials in Saudi Arabia – including the crown prince. We’ll break down what’s new in the report. Also on today’s episode: Joy Harjo is the first Native American US Poet Laureate, and why Adidas may be feeling a little directionless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, June 19th.
0:03.2	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.7	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.6	they matter.
0:09.6	Today, on Capitol Hill, people are talking about whether the US should pay reparations
0:13.9	to the descendants of slaves.
0:15.5	We'll dive into why this is gaining traction as we head towards 2020.
0:19.4	Then, a United Nations report is calling for the Saudi Crown Prince to be investigated
0:24.0	in the death of journalist Jamal Kishoki.
0:26.0	We'll give you the details.
0:27.9	And finally, there's a new US poet, Laureate in town, and she's making history.
0:32.9	We're here to make your Wednesday smarter.
0:35.0	Let's skim this.
0:39.2	The most complicated story today is about reparations for slavery.
0:43.2	Today, the House Judiciary Committee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
0:47.7	held a hearing about a bill, HR-40.
0:51.2	If it passes, it would create a federal commission to study slavery and reparations.
0:55.6	To review the history of slavery in this country and basically to decide whether to pay back
1:00.0	descendants of slaves and in what way.
1:02.6	It's the first time Congress has held a hearing about this in over a decade.
1:07.1	Here's the bill's sponsor, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee.
1:10.0	At the hearing today, talking about why this bill is important for African Americans.
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