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BET Founder Robert Johnson Calls For $14 Trillion In Reparations For Slavery

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BET Founder Robert Johnson Calls For $14 Trillion In Reparations For Slavery
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The founder of Black Entertainment Television says the federal government should pay out $14 trillion to black Americans as reparations for slavery.

Robert Johnson, a billionaire, said Monday on CNBC that the wealth disparity in the U.S. and police brutality against blacks are the cause of violent protests across the country. To fix the problem, pay out trillions, Johnson said.

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