Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared to support reparations on his campaign website.
“Communities that were specifically targeted for destruction need to be specifically targeted for repair,” the website reads in a section titled “Racial Healing.”
“During Jim Crow, Black banks, businesses, hospitals, schools, and farms were targeted for destruction. Racists knew that without these, the Black community had no chance of building wealth,” the statement continues. “We must set federal dollars aside to rebuild Black infrastructure.”
“Targeted Community Repair will be available to devastated communities across the country, not just Black. The criteria will be around need, not skin color. However, because there are so many Black communities in need, this program will channel significant resources toward the rebuilding of these most devastated of communities.”
Kennedy also promises to “uplift working people.”
“Because Black people are disproportionately represented among the working class, RFK Jr.’s policies to uplift working people will disproportionately help the Black community,” the statement says.
The pledge also ensures that “marginalized people” will receive “free passport cards.”
“Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., believes that all of these policies can be accomplished only by uniting Black and White working people in conscience and compassion. He seeks to inspire a spirit of common cause, that recognizes that no one can thrive when many are left out,” the section concludes.
