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Chicago Mayor Johnson hopes to enlist pope in reparations fight after he apologized for 'scourge of slavery'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican to discuss reparations for Black Chicagoans, aligning with the pope's recent apology for slavery. Johnson's 'Repair Chicago' initiative aims to gather experiences of historical harms through community engagement.
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