Governor Maura Healey says there is much more the state can do to help people in Massachusetts who have been held back for so long. Speaking at the annual MLK Day breakfast in Boston, Healey says people of color, women, veterans, the disabled and LGBTQ-Plus residents continue to face barriers. Healey is the first openly gay person elected governor of Massachusetts. During her remarks, Healey announced plans to form a task force to study state programs to make sure they are helping marginalized residents.
Meantime, a new poll out from UMass-Amherst shows most people are acknowledging white privilege - they also oppose reparations for black people in response. A thousand people were polled nationwide. It showed 67 percent of the people concede that racism does exist in this country. 40 percent of the people surveyed also say the fed should not pursue it. According to the latest surveys it would cost between 10 and 12 trillion dollars to create a reparations program in this country.
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