‘Everyone Benefited from Slavery’: Biden Fed Nominee Lisa Cook Backs Financial Reparations, Could Become First Black Woman on Fed Board
Lisa Cook, a Michigan State University economics professor, has been nominated by President Biden for governor of the Federal Reserve. On Feb. 3, she will appear before the Senate Banking Committee. She is sure to face a grilling about her support for financial reparations for Black Americans as a form of repair for slavery and discrimination. Cook will…