AP National Writer on Race and Ethnicity Errin Haines Whack joins John Williams to explain what – more importantly than its date – makes Juneteenth relevant today. She explains what is being discussed in Congress as reparations for slavery. Listener calls pour in.
AP National Reporter on Race and Ethnicity Errin Haines Whack: Many people benefit from white privilege

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, right, speaks during a hearing about reparation for the descendants of slaves before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Looking on is Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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