A group of Boston activists for reparations has called on "white churches" to "commit to reparations," coming as the group has urged for the Massachusetts city to pay $15 billion in reparations to black residents.
A group of black and white clergy members gathered in Roxbury on Saturday to push for the churches to pay reparations, delivering their message in a news conference organized by the Boston People’s Reparations Commission, according to the Boston Globe.
"We call sincerely and with a heart filled with faith and Christian love for our white churches to join us and not be silent around this issue of racism and slavery and commit to reparations," Rev. Kevin Peterson said.
Peterson is known for pushing to rename the famed Faneuil Hall because of its namesake’s ties to the slave trade.