Maryland’s Wes Moore, the Country’s Only Sitting Black Governor, Vetoes Reparations Bill

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Maryland Democrat Gov. Wes Moore has vetoed a reparations commission bill passed by the state legislature, saying it was “not the time for another study,” but it “is the time for continued action.”

Moore, the country’s only black governor, wrote his veto letter on Friday regarding the bill that would have created a commission to study and recommend reparations for slavery and racial discrimination, The Hill news outlet reported.

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